Chapter 9Table 9.1. What affects life- satisfaction (0– 10) aged over 50 (ELSA)
(cross- section) (unstandardized coefficients)UnitUnstandardized
coefficients (s.e.)Age years 0.003 (.002)
Female 1, 0 0.01 (.02)
Ethnicity (nonwhite vs.
white)
1, 0 0.11 (.07)Education: medium
vs. low
1, 0 −0.03 (.03)Education: high vs. low 1, 0 −0.09 (.03)
Income (decile) decile 0.02 (.004)
Employment: Retired
vs. employed
1, 0 0.07 (.03)Employment: Unem-
ployed vs. employed
1, 0 −0.05 (.04)Marital status: never
married vs. married
1, 0 −0.2 (.04)Marital status: divorced
vs. married
1, 0 −0.13 (.03)Marital status: widowed
vs. married
1, 0 −0.01 (.03)Cultural engagement frequency 0– 5 0.02 (.01)
Organizational
involvement
# membership (0– 8) 0.03 (.01)Social network # people 0.006 (.003)
Short- form UCLA
loneliness scale
index (3 items) −0.49 (.02)Positive support 1– 4 0.27 (.02)
Chronic lung disease 1, 0 −0.02 (.05)
Cancer 1, 0 −0.07 (.04)
Arthritis 1, 0 −0.01 (.02)
Diabetes 1, 0 −0.03 (.08)