Table 3 Sensitivity of meta-analyzed childhood correlates to unmeasured confounding

From: Identifying childhood correlates of adult purpose and meaning across 22 countries (Global Flourishing Study)

Variable

Correlate (level)

E-value for Estimate

E-value for 95% CI

Relationship with mother

(Ref: Very bad/somewhat bad)

  

Very/somewhat good

1.39

1.26

Relationship with father

(Ref: Very bad/somewhat bad)

  

Very/somewhat good

1.34

1.21

Parent marital status

(Ref: Parents married)

  

No, divorced

1.20

1.00

Single, never married

1.24

1.00

No, one or both had died

1.27

1.05

Subjective financial status of family growing up

(Ref: Got by)

  

Lived comfortably

1.37

1.26

Found it difficult

1.16

1.00

Found it very difficult

1.32

1.08

Abuse

(Ref: No)

  

Yes

1.57

1.46

Outsider growing up

(Ref: No)

  

Yes

1.54

1.41

Self-rated health growing up

(Ref: Good)

  

Excellent

1.78

1.56

Very good

1.47

1.33

Fair

1.41

1.26

Poor

1.38

1.00

Immigration status

(Ref: Born in this country)

  

No

1.16

1.00

Age 12 religious service attendance

(Ref: Never)

  

At least 1/week

1.66

1.53

1–3/month

1.50

1.35

Less than 1/month

1.30

1.18

Year of birth

(Ref: 1998–2005; age 18–24)

  

1993–1998; age 25–29

1.19

1.00

1983–1993; age 30–39

1.38

1.19

1973–1983; age 40–49

1.44

1.18

1963–1973; age 50–59

1.53

1.22

1953–1963; age 60–69

1.63

1.31

1943–1953; age 70–79

1.69

1.21

1943 or earlier; age 80+

1.73

1.25

Gender

(Ref: Male)

  

Female

1.26

1.14

Other

1.81

1.33