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Table 3 Indirect effects of income through other variables on life satisfaction

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

 

Income coefficient (95% CI)

Change in income coefficient

Full model

0.09 (0.06,0.11)a

 

Variable droppedb

 Mental health status

0.13 (0.10, 0.15)

0.04

 Health status

0.12 (0.10, 0.15)

0.03

 Marital status

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

0.05

 Urban/rural residence

0.08 (0.06, 0.11)

−0.01

 Home ownership

0.11 (0.09, 0.13)

0.04

 Province of residence

0.08 (0.06, 0.10)

−0.01

Total indirect effect

 

0.14

  1. Indirect effect of income on life satisfaction was analysed by mediation analysis
  2. aIncome coefficient was obtained from the full life satisfaction model in Table 2
  3. bIncome coefficient was obtained after one variable was dropped from the full model through mediation analysis
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BMC Public Health

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