Table 3 Logistic regression estimates for life satisfaction among older adults by their background characteristics (n = 30,811), 2017–18
Background characteristics | Model-1 | Model-2 | Model-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Headship status | |||
Nominal head | 2.31*(1.80,2.95) | 1.87*(1.45,2.42) | |
Functional head | Ref. | Ref. | |
Not head but take decision | 1.00(0.95,1.05) | 0.91*(0.85,0.98) | |
Nor head neither take any decision | 1.77*(1.51,2.09) | 1.52*(1.28,1.81) | |
Age | |||
Young-old | Ref. | ||
Old-old | 0.93*(0.89,0.98) | ||
Oldest-old | 0.81*(0.75,0.88) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | Ref. | ||
Female | 0.94*(0.88,0.99) | ||
Education | |||
No education/primary not completed | 1.95*(1.76,2.15) | ||
Primary completed | 1.60*(1.44,1.79) | ||
Secondary completed | 1.31*(1.18,1.45) | ||
Higher and above | Ref. | ||
Living arrangement | |||
Living alone | 1.27*(1.1,1.46) | ||
Living with spouse | 0.90(0.80,1.02) | ||
Living with children | 0.86*(0.77,0.95) | ||
Living with others | Ref. | ||
Marital status | |||
Currently married | 0.9(0.77,1.04) | ||
widowed | 0.93(0.8,1.08) | ||
Others | Ref. | ||
Working status | |||
Working | Ref. | ||
Retired | 0.93*(0.88,0.98) | ||
Not working | 0.9*(0.84,0.96) | ||
Social participation | |||
No | Ref. | ||
Yes | 1.01(0.95,1.08) | ||
Self-rated health | |||
Good | Ref. | ||
Poor | 1.32*(1.26,1.38) | ||
Difficulty in ADL | |||
No | Ref. | ||
Yes | 0.98(0.92,1.04) | ||
Difficulty in IADL | |||
No | Ref. | ||
Yes | 1.13*(1.08,1.19) | ||
Psychological distress | |||
Low | Ref. | ||
Medium | 1.93*(1.83,2.03) | ||
High | 2.99*(2.83,3.17) | ||
MPCE quintile | |||
Poorest | 1.31*(1.22,1.41) | ||
Poorer | 1.13*(1.05,1.22) | ||
Middle | 1.10*(1.02,1.18) | ||
Richer | 1.06(0.98,1.14) | ||
Richest | Ref. | ||
Religion | |||
Hindu | Ref. | ||
Muslim | 1.16*(1.08,1.24) | ||
Christian | 0.93(0.85,1.02) | ||
Others | 0.95(0.85,1.06) | ||
Caste | |||
Scheduled Caste | 1.20*(1.12,1.29) | ||
Scheduled Tribe | 1.18*(1.09,1.28) | ||
Other Backward Class | 0.99(0.93,1.05) | ||
Others | Ref. | ||
Place of residence | |||
Rural | 1.11*(1.05,1.17) | ||
Urban | Ref. | ||
Region | |||
North | Ref. | ||
Central | 1.01(0.93,1.1) | ||
East | 1.35*(1.26,1.46) | ||
Northeast | 1.05(0.96,1.16) | ||
West | 0.50*(0.46,0.54) | ||
South | 1.19*(1.11,1.28) | ||
Headship status # sex | |||
Functional head # male | Ref. | ||
Nominal head # male | 2.30*(1.55,3.45) | ||
Nominal head # female | 1.55*(1.09,2.18) | ||
Functional head # female | 0.99(0.89,1.10) | ||
Not head but take decision # male | 0.93(0.82,1.04) | ||
Not head but take decision # female | 0.90*(0.84,0.96) | ||
Nor head neither take any decision # male | 1.07(0.69,1.65) | ||
Nor head neither take any decision # female | 1.55*(1.29,1.92) | ||
/cut1 | 0.72 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
/cut2 | 1.87 | 2.34 | 2.34 |