Happiness at Older Agesthese results are summarized in Table 9.2. Overall, the vari-
ation in life- satisfaction explained by these factors is greater
in the younger than older subsamples (37% versus 30%). The
factors in the base model (age, sex, ethnicity, education, in-
come, and employment) have a larger impact among younger
participants, which can partly be explained by the greater
importance of employment for people of working age. The
relative influence of other factors is comparable in the two
age groups, with social relationships and engagement and
UnitUnstandardized
coefficients (s.e.)Stroke 1, 0 −0.07 (.11)
CHD 1, 0 −0.08 (.09)
Limiting long- standing
illness
1, 0 −0.08 (.03)ADL difficulties number of difficul-
ties (0– 6)
−0.04 (.02)Hearing rating scale 0– 4 −0.003 (.01)
Eyesight rating scale 0– 4 0.04 (.01)
Sleep quality rating scale 0– 3 0.08 (.01)
Impaired mobility # of impairments −0.02 (.01)
Urinary incontinence 1, 0 −0.04 (.03)
Chronic pain 1, 0 0.004 (.02)
Sense of control W5 index (1– 6) 0.01 (.01)
Cognitive function
score W5
index −0.005 (.002)Depressive symptom
CES- D W5
index (0– 8) −0.06 (.01)N 5,413
Adjusted R^2 0.33