Table 2 Logit multilevel regression estimates for self-rated life satisfaction.

From: The role of social capital in subjective quality of life

Variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5A

Model 5B

Model 5C

Fixed part

Constant

1.09*** (0.08)

−5.26*** (0.16)

−7.91*** (3.35)

−6.63*** (2.42)

−6.81* (3.72)

−6.10** (4.32)

−6.37* (3.57)

Age

 

0.00 (0.00)

0.00*** (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

−0.00** (0.00)

−0.00*** (0.00)

−0.00** (0.00)

Female (ref. Male)

 

0.08*** (0.02)

0.09*** (0.02)

0.07*** (0.02)

0.07*** (0.02)

0.07*** (0.02)

0.07*** (0.02)

Education attainment (ref. None)

Primary

 

0.01 (0.07)

−0.12 (0.07)

−0.10 (0.07)

−1.41*** (0.00)

−0.11* (0.07)

−0.12* (0.07)

Secondary

 

−0.13*** (0.04)

−0.14*** (0.04)

−0.04 (0.04)

−0.28 (1.18)

−0.10*** (0.04)

−0.10*** (0.04)

Tertiary

 

0.02 (0.04)

0.20*** (0.04)

0.30*** (0.04)

0.81*** (0.18)

0.10*** (0.04)

0.09*** (0.04)

Log personal income

 

0.30*** (0.01)

0.35*** (0.01)

0.32*** (0.01)

0.32*** (0.01)

1.06*** (0.23)

0.32*** (0.01)

SC score

 

0.82*** (0.01)

0.85*** (0.01)

0.85*** (0.01)

0.85*** (0.01)

0.85*** (0.01)

0.81*** (0.02)

Average SC

  

0.13*** (0.07)

0.28 (0.89)

0.32** (0.13)

2.12** (1.08)

0.25*** (0.09)

Low-income country (ref. high-income)

   

0.32*** (0.10)

0.32*** (0.11)

0.33*** (0.09)

−0.22 (0.33)

Interactions

Average SC*Primary

    

0.22*** (0.19)

  

Average SC*Secondary

    

0.29*** (0.04)

  

Average SC*Tertiary

    

0.38*** (0.09)

  

Average SC*Log personal income

     

0.18*** (0.06)

 

Low-income country * SC score

      

0.08*** (0.02)

Random part

Between countries

0.24*** (0.06)

0.90*** (0.20)

0.88*** (0.20)

0.92*** (0.21)

0.93*** (0.21)

0.97*** (0.22)

0.93*** (0.21)

  1. ***, **and* denote statistical significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively. Standard errors are in parentheses.