Table 5 Multilevel regression models of individual and neighbourhood social capital on self-rated health in 2006, 2007, 2008 (Coefficients, 95% confidence intervals in parentheses)

Intercept (se)

53.16 (0.54)***

44.61 (2.90)***

Measurement level

Time of measurement (ref = 2008)

2006

0.21 (0.83,1.25)

0.18 (−0.86,1.22)

2007

1.19 (0.23,2.16)*

1.17 (0.20,2.15)***

Individual level

Health in 2005

0.77 (0.74,0.81)***

0.70 (0.66,0.74)***

Gender

Women

−0.26 (−1.79,1.26)

Age in 2005

−0.06 (−0.13,0.01)

Education (Ref = High)

Low

−0.08 (−2.16,1.99)

Average

−0.65 (−2.87/1.56)

Income (Ref = More than 1600)

Less than 900

−3.85 (−6.71/-0.99)**

900-1200

−0.45 (−2.92,2.02)

1200-1600

−1.10 (−3.50,1.31)

Unknown

−2.12 (−4.88,0.63)

Marital state

Married

1.56 (−0.03,3.16)*

Employment status

Employed

1.30 (−0.67,3.27)

Severity of disability (Ref = severe)

No or mild disability

6.82 (3.76,9.89)***

Moderate disability

2.70 (−0.35,5.75)

Number of chronic diseases (Ref = three or more)

One disease

1.19 (−1.56,3.94)

Two diseases

1.02 (−1.96,3.99)

Individual social capital in 2005

0.14 (0.04,0.25)**

Index disease (ref = cardiovascular disease)

Cancer

−0.30 (−5.05,4.45)

Respiratory disease

0.84 (−2.08,3.76)

Diabetes

1.11 (−1.94,4.16)

Musculo-skeletal disease

2.06 (−1.18,5.30)

Neurological disease

0.91 (−2.89,4.71)

Digestive disease

0.59 (−3.95,5.14)

Unspecified other disease

3.60 (0.58,6.63)*

Interaction neighbourhood social capital *individual social capital

0.01 (−0.11,0.13)

Neighbourhood level

Neighbourhood social capital in 2006

1.03 (0.00,2.06)*

Highest income quintile

−0.12 (−0.27,0.02)

Urbanity of municipality

0.15 (−0.50,0.80)

Measurements variance and covariance

Variance neighbourhood level (se)

2.23 (2.29)

0 (0)

Variance 2006 (se)

186.31 (8.72)

179.52 (8.23)

Variance 2007 (se)

205.65 (9.99)

190.74 (9.12)

Variance 2008 (se)

206.07 (11.03)

194.97 (10.32)

Covariance (2006, 2007)

94.08 (7.56)

83.75 (6.91)

Covariance (2006, 2008)

91.48 (8.01)

82.86 (7.45)

Covariance (2007, 2008)

116.33 (8.65)

103.37 (7.88)

Intraclass correlation

Intraclass correlation (%)^a

0.6

0

Correlations between measurements

Correlation (2006, 2007)

0.48 (0.03)

0.45 (0.03)

Correlation (2006, 2008)

0.47 (0.03)

0.44 (0.03)

Correlation (2007, 2008)

0.57 (0.03)

0.54 (0.03)