Table 2 Determinants of life satisfaction. Findings of multiple linear regressions

Age (in years)

0.15*

(0.06)

Family situation:—Living together: Married or in partnership (Reference category: Other including [living separately: married or in partnership; divorced; single; widowed])

1.61

(1.09)

School education:—General or subject-specific university entrance qualification (e.g. “Abitur”) (Reference: Lower school education including [Completion of polytechnic secondary school; Currently in school education; Secondary school diploma; Intermediate school leaving certificate (e.g. “Realschulabschluss”); Without general school leaving certificate])

5.54***

(1.12)

Employment situation:—Full-time employed (Reference category: Unemployed)

1.43

(1.49)

- Other including [Part-time employed; Marginally employed (450-euro job or mini-job); Retired/early retirement; Other; In retraining; In vocational training/apprenticeship

2.16

(1.36)

Migration background: Yes (Reference category: No)

-0.80

(1.67)

Religious affiliation: Having a religious affiliation including [Buddhism; Christianity; Islam; Other] (Reference category: Non-denominational)

-0.55

(1.02)

Already having a gender affirming surgery:—Yes (Reference category: No)

-0.88

(1.08)

Frequency of sports activities:—Less than one hour a week (Reference category: No sports activity)

-2.32 + 

(1.31)

- Regularly, 1–2 h a week

-0.78

(1.57)

- Regularly, 3–4 h a week

1.29

(1.57)

- Regularly, more than 4 h a week

1.04

(1.69)

Self-rated health (from 1 = very bad to 5 = very good)

2.20***

(0.63)

Having at least one chronic disease: Yes (Reference category: No)

-1.20

(1.25)

Constant

3.01

(2.94)

R²

0.51

Observations

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