Table 4 Contribution, effect size and significance of the top 50 SWB predictors among older-adult Europeans and Israelis.
SWB predictors | Rank | Cat | %InMSE |  + /− | Effect (F) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loneliness | 1 | 8 | 174.19 | − | 2732.33 |  < 0.001 |
Social activity satisfaction | 2 | 8 | 115.86 |  +  | 1334.08 |  < 0.001 |
Self-rated general health | 3 | 9 | 69.42 |  +  | 898.99 |  < 0.001 |
Making ends meet | 4 | 7 | 62.22 |  +  | 897.61 |  < 0.001 |
Country | 5 | 1 | 59.06 | n/a | 223.12 |  < 0.001 |
Neuroticism | 6 | 14 | 54.75 | − | 499.11 |  < 0.001 |
Social network satisfaction | 7 | 8 | 47.01 |  +  | 166.47 |  < 0.001 |
Income | 8 | 7 | 32.37 |  + /− | 13.37 |  < 0.001 |
Limited activity due to health | 9 | 9 | 29.99 | − | 148.20 |  < 0.001 |
Number of chronic diseases | 10 | 9 | 28.89 | − | 114.38 |  < 0.001 |
Alive in 10 years | 11 | 15 | 27.11 |  +  | 169.11 |  < 0.001 |
Social contact frequency | 12 | 8 | 22.82 |  +  | 3.86 |  < 0.05 |
Extraversion | 13 | 14 | 20.65 |  +  | 36.53 |  < 0.001 |
No healthcare due to cost | 14 | 7 | 20.26 | − | 1072.51 |  < 0.001 |
Age | 15 | 1 | 19.65 | − | 25.39 |  < 0.001 |
Social network distance | 16 | 8 | 19.65 | − | 5.60 |  < 0.05 |
Social network size | 17 | 8 | 18.82 |  +  | 13.56 |  < 0.001 |
Employment status | 18 | 7 | 16.97 |  +  | 15.29 |  < 0.001 |
Vigorous physical activity | 19 | 13 | 16.05 |  +  | 6.14 |  < 0.01 |
No heat due to cost | 20 | 7 | 15.89 | − | 1010.97 |  < 0.001 |
Have a chronic illness | 21 | 9 | 15.64 | − | 2615.99 |  < 0.001 |
Sex | 22 | 1 | 15.33 | F > M | 336.46 |  < 0.001 |
Rooms at age 10 | 23 | 4 | 14.41 |  +  | 7.40 |  < 0.01 |
Conscientiousness | 24 | 14 | 14.29 |  +  | 111.44 |  < 0.001 |
Moderate physical activity | 25 | 13 | 13.34 |  +  | 91.03 |  < 0.001 |
Others helpful | 26 | 5 | 13.21 |  +  | 42.76 |  < 0.001 |
Number of drinks in last 7 days | 27 | 13 | 12.27 |  +  | 0.16 | 0.69 |
Happiness periods | 28 | 10 | 11.79 |  +  | 338.75 |  < 0.001 |
Education | 29 | 1 | 11.41 |  +  | 18.55 |  < 0.001 |
Books at age 10 | 30 | 4 | 10.71 |  +  | 5.55 |  < 0.05 |
Comprehensive insurance | 31 | 12 | 10.18 |  +  | 249.19 |  < 0.001 |
Feel local connection | 32 | 5 | 9.87 |  +  | 54.13 |  < 0.001 |
Agreeableness | 33 | 14 | 9.33 |  +  | 1.95 | 0.096 |
Openness to experience | 34 | 14 | 8.81 |  +  | 4.19 |  < 0.05 |
Long-term health insurance | 35 | 12 | 8.81 |  +  | 136.20 |  < 0.001 |
Lonely in childhood | 36 | 4 | 8.64 | − | 4.81 |  < 0.01 |
Informal care given | 37 | 12 | 8.45 |  +  | 35.81 |  < 0.001 |
Frequency of prayer | 38 | 3 | 6.63 | − | 3.22 | 0.07 |
Math skills at age 10 | 39 | 4 | 6.41 |  +  | 3.29 |  < 0.05 |
Looked after grandchildren | 40 | 2 | 6.33 |  +  | 116.36 |  < 0.001 |
Body mass index | 41 | 9 | 5.99 | − | 3.15 | 0.059 |
Local help available | 42 | 5 | 5.71 |  +  | 32.90 |  < 0.001 |
Physical abuse as child (father) | 43 | 4 | 5.47 | − | 2.79 | 0.120 |
Physical abuse as child (nonparent) | 44 | 4 | 5.04 | − | 2.94 |  < 0.05 |
Informal care received | 45 | 12 | 3.73 |  +  | 15.03 |  < 0.001 |
Hunger periods | 46 | 7 | 3.69 | − | 221.19 |  < 0.001 |
Private health insurance | 47 | 12 | 3.23 |  +  | 0.235 | 0.628 |
Local crime a problem | 48 | 5 | 3.05 | − | 7.15 |  < 0.01 |
Dairy consumption | 49 | 13 | 2.73 |  +  | 0.27 | 0.605 |
Physical abuse as child (mother) | 50 | 4 | 1.95 | − | 4.21 |  < 0.05 |
