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Table 2 A life satisfaction model for Canadians aged 12 years and old, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009–10

From: A life satisfaction approach to valuing the impact of health behaviours on subjective well-being

 

Coefficient*

95% Confidence interval

Explanatory variable

 Constant

9.45

9.13, 9.76

Logarithm (household income)

0.09

0.06, 0.11

Health Behaviours

Leisure time physical activity

 Active

0.14

0.12,0.21

 Moderately active

0.08

0.05,0.16

 Inactive

Reference

 

Frequency of Fruit and vegetable consumption (daily)

0.02

0.01,0.02

Type of smoker

 Daily

Reference

 

 Occasionally

0.07

−0.01,0.15

 Not at all

0.12

0.08,0.17

Socio-demographic variable

 Age

−0.03

− 0.04,-0.02

 Age2

0.0003

0.0002, 0.0004

 Sex

  

 Male

−0.12

− 0.15,-0.09

 Female

Reference

 

Marital status

 Married

Reference

 

 Common law

−0.04

−0.09,0.01

 Widowed

−0.33

− 0.40,-0.25

 Separated

−0.48

−0.58,-0.38

 Divorced

−0.26

−0.33,-0.20

 Single

−0.32

−0.37,-0.28

Education

 Less than secondary

0.1

0.05,0.15

 Secondary

0.04

−0.00,0.08

 Other post-secondary

−0.04

−0.11,0.03

 Post-secondary

Reference

 

Perceived health status

 Poor

−2.19

−2.35,-2.02

 Fair

−1.15

−1.22,-1.07

 Good

−0.59

−0.63,-0.54

 Very good

−0.30

− 0.34,-0.26

 Excellent

Reference

 

Perceived mental health status

 Poor

−3.13

−3.43,-2.83

 Fair

−1.91

−2.00,-1.81

 Good

−1.01

−1.06,-0.96

 Very good

−0.47

−0.50,-0.44

 Excellent

Reference

 

Employment status

 Employed

Reference

 

 Retired

0.05

−0.03,0.13

 Students

0.05

−0.04,0.13

 Unemployed

−0.03

−0.08,0.03

 Not in labour force

−0.23

−0.37,-0.10

Immigration status

 Recent

−0.18

−0.26,-0.10

 Established

−0.14

−0.20,-0.09

 Canadian born

Reference

 

Home ownership

 Yes

Reference

 

 No

−0.11

−0.16,-0.07

Urban/rural residence

 Urban

Reference

 

 Rural

0.1

0.07,0.14

Province/Territory of residence

 Newfoundland and Labrador

0.23

0.16,0.31

 Prince Edward Island

0.23

0.12,0.34

 Nova Scotia

0.16

0.09,0.24

 New Brunswick

0.28

0.22,0.35

 Quebec

0.12

0.07,0.16

 Ontario

Reference

 

 Manitoba

0.1

0.02,0.18

 Saskatchewan

0.19

0.12,0.25

 Alberta

0.02

−0.03,0.08

 British Columbia

0.01

−0.03,0.06

 Territories

0.16

0.04,0.28

Number of participants

74,577

 

Overall R2

0.3302

 
  1. The life satisfaction model was constructed using ordinary least squares regression with income, health behaviours and socio-demographic variables included in the model
  2. *Coefficient (bold): Statistically significant (p < 0.05)