Logistic regression of dissatisfaction with life and GHQ-12 caseness, men living alone
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | Life satisfaction | GHQ-12 | |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 50–54 (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 55–59 | 0.90 | 0.57* | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 0.87 | 0.65 |
| (0.56 to 1.46) | (0.34 to 0.96) | (0.52 to 1.64) | (0.43 to 1.52) | (0.52 to 1.60) | (0.39 to 1.38) | (0.53 to 1.63) | (0.42 to 1.48) | (0.48 to 1.56) | (0.33 to 1.23) | (0.47 to 1.60) | (0.34 to 1.26) | |
| 60–64 | 0.56* | 0.54* | 0.58 | 0.85 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.85 | 0.47* | 0.74 | 0.40** | 0.62 |
| (0.34 to 0.91) | (0.33 to 0.86) | (0.33 to 1.00) | (0.49 to 1.48) | (0.33 to 1.02) | (0.43 to 1.34) | (0.34 to 1.04) | (0.47 to 1.52) | (0.26 to 0.85) | (0.40 to 1.36) | (0.22 to 0.73) | (0.32 to 1.20) | |
| Ever in a co-resident union | ||||||||||||
| No (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1.14 | 0.82 | ||||||||||
| (0.72 to 1.81) | (0.52 to 1.29) | |||||||||||
| Number of union dissolutions | ||||||||||||
| One (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| More than one | 1.18 | 2.24** | 1.16 | 2.58** | 1.13 | 2.78** | 1.11 | 2.98** | ||||
| (0.73 to 1.91) | (1.37 to 3.65) | (0.72 to 1.87) | (1.57 to 4.24) | (0.69 to 1.85) | (1.63 to 4.71) | (0.66 to 1.86) | (1.69 to 5.26) | |||||
| Duration since most recent union dissolution | ||||||||||||
| Less than 1 year (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1–2 years | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.23* | 0.23 | ||||
| (0.12 to 1.38) | (0.14 to 1.47) | (0.12 to 1.37) | (0.13 to 1.49) | (0.08 to 1.03) | (0.07 to 1.20) | (0.06 to 0.84) | (0.05 to 1.07) | |||||
| 2–4 years | 1.21 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.86 | 0.59 | ||||
| (0.43 to 3.47) | (0.32 to 2.79) | (0.43 to 3.46) | (0.32 to 2.78) | (0.32 to 2.61) | (0.23 to 1.78) | (0.30 to 2.46) | (0.21 to 1.66) | |||||
| 4–9 years | 0.75 | 0.39* | 0.74 | 0.35* | 0.57 | 0.23** | 0.45 | 0.16** | ||||
| (0.31 to 1.81) | (0.15 to 0.99) | (0.30 to 1.79) | (0.13 to 0.90) | (0.23 to 1.38) | (0.09 to 0.61) | (0.18 to 1.11) | (0.06 to 0.45) | |||||
| 10+ years | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.37* | 0.37* | 0.26* | ||||
| (0.30 to 1.66) | (0.28 to 1.56) | (0.31 to 1.72) | (0.33 to 1.91) | (0.19 to 1.14) | (0.14 to 0.96) | (0.15 to 0.91) | (0.10 to 0.72) | |||||
| Non-resident children | ||||||||||||
| No (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.60 | 0.90 | 1.44 | 0.73 | ||||||||
| (0.91 to 2.79) | (0.51 to 1.57) | (0.80 to 2.56) | (0.40 to 1.32) | |||||||||
| Educational level | ||||||||||||
| Higher education (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Some qualifications | 1.33 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (0.68 to 2.60) | (0.52 to 2.28) | (0.63 to 2.44) | (0.46 to 2.17) | |||||||||
| No qualifications | 1.04 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.66 | ||||||||
| (0.49 to 2.19) | (0.32 to 1.76) | (0.45 to 1.99) | (0.27 to 1.59) | |||||||||
| Housing tenure | ||||||||||||
| Owner-occupier (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Rented | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 0.71 | ||||||||
| (0.29 to 1.21) | (0.35 to 1.67) | (0.27 to 1.22) | (0.31 to 1.63) | |||||||||
| Social housing | 1.97* | 3.04** | 1.48 | 2.31* | ||||||||
| (1.05 to 3.70) | (1.52 to 6.11) | (0.78 to 2.82) | (1.11 to 4.79) | |||||||||
| Total monthly personal income | ||||||||||||
| 1st quintile (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2nd quintile | 0.79 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.41* | ||||||||
| (0.39 to 1.62) | (0.23 to 1.00) | (0.34 to 1.48) | (0.19 to 0.86) | |||||||||
| 3rd quintile | 0.94 | 0.32** | 0.88 | 0.26** | ||||||||
| (0.44 to 2.03) | (0.14 to 0.70) | (0.40 to 1.93) | (0.11 to 0.59) | |||||||||
| 4th quintile | 0.59 | 0.27** | 0.69 | 0.30** | ||||||||
| (0.29 to 1.21) | (0.13 to 0.56) | (0.32 to 1.48) | (0.13 to 0.67) | |||||||||
| 5th quintile | 0.33** | 0.12** | 0.39* | 0.14** | ||||||||
| (0.15 to 0.74) | (0.05 to 0.31) | (0.17 to 0.90) | (0.05 to 0.37) | |||||||||
| Health limits daily activities | ||||||||||||
| No (ref. cat.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 3.32** | 4.30** | ||||||||||
| (0.98 to 5.55) | (2.41 to 7.66) | |||||||||||
| Unweighted N | 630 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 | ||||||
ORs, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, 95% CI.
GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire 12.