Table 1
Linear regression model results on life satisfaction, Canada, 2009 to 2013
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
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coefficient | |||
Women | 0.079Note *** | 0.083Note *** | 0.044Note *** |
Age | -0.048Note *** | -0.041Note *** | -0.044Note *** |
Age squared divided by 100 | 0.056Note *** | 0.047Note *** | 0.053Note *** |
Immigrants | -0.037Note *** | -0.028Note *** | 0.029Note † |
Marital status (reference: married) | |||
Living common-law | -0.181Note *** | -0.141Note *** | -0.172Note *** |
Widowed | -0.458Note *** | -0.442Note *** | -0.454Note *** |
Divorced or separated | -0.608Note *** | -0.507Note *** | -0.602Note *** |
Single | -0.491Note *** | -0.468Note *** | -0.504Note *** |
Education (reference: university degree) | |||
Some postsecondary | 0.037Note *** | 0.069Note *** | 0.026Note † |
High school graduate | 0.046Note *** | 0.033Note *** | 0.057Note *** |
Less than high school | 0.131Note *** | 0.134Note *** | 0.164Note *** |
Health status (reference: good health) | |||
Excellent | 1.008Note *** | 0.992Note *** | 1.002Note *** |
Very good | 0.522Note *** | 0.504Note *** | 0.495Note *** |
Fair | -0.727Note *** | -0.756Note *** | -0.710Note *** |
Poor | -1.793Note *** | -1.791Note *** | -1.750Note *** |
Employment status (reference: employed) | |||
Unemployed | -0.541Note *** | -0.421Note *** | -0.802Note *** |
Not in labour force | -0.022Note ** | -0.052Note *** | -0.003 |
Household income (reference: $100,000 to $150,000) | |||
Lowest: less than $30,000 | -0.372Note *** | -0.321Note *** | -0.269Note *** |
Lower middle: $30,000 to $59,999 | -0.186Note *** | -0.154Note *** | -0.138Note *** |
Middle: $60,000 to $99,999 | -0.066Note *** | -0.039Note *** | -0.040Note * |
High: More than $150,000 | 0.110Note *** | 0.100Note *** | 0.112Note *** |
Aboriginal persons | 0.042Note ** | 0.151Note *** | 0.079Note * |
Community belonging | Note ...: not applicable | 0.438Note *** | Note ...: not applicable |
Know neighbours | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 0.252Note *** |
Intercept | 8.616Note *** | 8.21Note *** | 8.314Note *** |
number | |||
Number of observations | 337,420 | 278,980 | 82,956 |
value | |||
Adjusted R-squared | 0.180 | 0.196 | 0.176 |
... not applicable
Sources: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009 to 2013, and Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009 to 2012. |
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