Chapter 9Table 9.5. What affects changes in life- satisfaction (0– 10) over an
eight- year interval (ELSA)Unit
Unstandardized
coefficients (s.e.)Age in 2004 years −0.001 (.002)
Female 1, 0 −0.01 (.03)
Ethnicity (nonwhite vs. white) 1, 0 −0.25 (.13)
Education: medium vs. low 1, 0 0.05 (.04)
Education: high vs. low 1, 0 −0.02 (.04)
Change in income 2004– 12 decile −0.002 (.005)
Change in employment 2004– 12 (ref = stable)
Employed → not employed 1, 0 0.02 (.04)
Not employed → employed 1, 0 0.21 (.14)
Change in marital status 2004– 12 (ref = stable)
Married → divorced/widowed 1, 0 0.11 (.06)
Nonmarried → married 1, 0 0.17 (.11)
Change in cultural engagement$ frequency 0– 5 0.04 (.02)
Change in organizational
involvement$
# membership
(0– 8)0.02 (.01)Change in social network$ # people 0.004 (.003)
Change in loneliness$ index (3 items) 0.44 (.03)
Change in positive support index (1–4) 0.17 (.03)
New chronic lung disease 1, 0 −0.07 (.06)
New cancer 1, 0 −0.07 (.06)
New arthritis 1, 0 −0.07 (.04)
New diabetes 1, 0 −0.03 (.13)
New stroke 1, 0 −0.13 (.16)
New CHD 1, 0 −0.24 (.12)