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Table 5 Model of length of time in multidimensional poverty between 2001 and 2012 based upon the order in which poor health and income poverty were developed. Sample with sufficient level of education attainment, aged 55 and over in 2001, who were in multidimensional poverty in 2009

From: Pathways into chronic multidimensional poverty amongst older people: a longitudinal study

Estimated regression coefficients

Parameter

Estimate

Standard error

t value

p value

Intercept

4.89a

2.34

2.08

0.0398

Poor health then income poverty

−0.08

0.40

−0.20

0.8403

Poor health and income poverty in same year

0.18

0.50

0.36

0.7214

Male

0.53

0.41

1.29

0.1987

Age

−0.04

0.03

−1.08

0.2848

Lives in inner regional area

0.51

0.63

0.81

0.4177

Lives in outer regional area

−0.60

0.64

−0.94

0.3498

Employed part time

−0.37

1.45

−0.26

0.7979

Unemployed

2.02

1.24

1.63

0.1066

Not in the labour force

0.23

1.16

0.20

0.8418

Married

−0.83a

0.39

−2.12

0.0369

Owns own home

0.87

0.47

1.87

0.0643

Household wealth

−0.00a

0.00

−2.98

0.0036

  1. aSignificant at the 0.05 level; bSignificant at the 0.001 level
  2. Dependant variable = length of time in multidimensional poverty
  3. R2 = 0.2018