Table 2
Adjusted odds ratios relating number of frequent social activities and social support dimensions to positive self-rated health, loneliness and life dissatisfaction, household population aged 65 or older, Canada, excluding territories, 2008/2009

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Table summary
This table displays the results of adjusted odds ratios relating number of frequent social activities and social support dimensions to positive self-rated health. The information is grouped by social support model and number of frequent social activities (appearing as row headers), positive self-perceived health, loneliness, life dissatisfaction, adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Social support model and number of frequent social activities Positive self-perceived health Loneliness Life dissatisfaction
Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Positive social interaction model  
Number of frequent social activities  
NoneNote 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1
Two 1.4Note * 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8Note * 0.6 1.0
Three 1.5Note * 1.2 2.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8Note * 0.6 1.0
Four 1.9Note * 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.5Note * 0.4 0.7
Five 2.0Note * 1.4 2.9 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.4Note * 0.2 0.6
Six or more 1.7Note * 1.2 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.3Note * 0.2 0.6
Positive social interaction social support 1.03Note * 1.01 1.05 0.81Note * 0.79 0.82 0.90Note * 0.88 0.91
Tangible social support model  
Number of frequent social activities  
NoneNote 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0
Two 1.4Note * 1.1 1.7 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9 0.7Note * 0.5 0.8
Three 1.6Note * 1.2 2.0 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9
Four 2.0Note * 1.5 2.6 0.5Note * 0.4 0.8 0.4Note * 0.3 0.6
Five 2.0Note * 1.4 2.9 0.6Note * 0.4 0.8 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Six or more 1.8Note * 1.2 2.5 0.5Note * 0.4 0.8 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Tangible social support 1.02Note * 1.00 1.04 0.85Note * 0.84 0.86 0.92Note * 0.90 0.93
Emotional or informational social support model  
Number of frequent social activities  
NoneNote 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8Note * 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1
Two 1.4Note * 1.1 1.7 0.8Note * 0.6 0.9 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9
Three 1.6Note * 1.2 2.0 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9
Four 2.0Note * 1.5 2.7 0.6Note * 0.4 0.9 0.5Note * 0.3 0.6
Five 2.0Note * 1.4 2.9 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Six or more 1.8Note * 1.2 2.6 0.6Note * 0.4 0.9 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Emotional or informational social support 1.01Note * 1.00 1.02 0.92Note * 0.91 0.92 0.95Note * 0.95 0.96
Affection social support model  
Number of frequent social activities  
NoneNote 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1
Two 1.4Note * 1.2 1.7 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9
Three 1.6Note * 1.2 2.0 0.7Note * 0.6 0.9 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9
Four 2.0Note * 1.5 2.6 0.6Note * 0.5 0.9 0.5Note * 0.3 0.7
Five 2.1Note * 1.4 3.0 0.7Note * 0.5 0.9 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Six or more 1.8Note * 1.3 2.6 0.6Note * 0.4 0.9 0.3Note * 0.2 0.5
Affection social support 1.02 1.00 1.05 0.78Note * 0.76 0.80 0.87Note * 0.85 0.89
reference group
* signficantly different from reference group (p<0.05)
... not applicable
Note: Each model also controls for age (continuous), sex, household income, education, retirement status, disability, and behavioural risk factors.
Source: 2008/2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging.