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Table 1 Variables included in the logistic regression with good/not good QOL as the dependent variable

From: Inequalities of quality of life in unemployed young adults: A population-based questionnaire study

Variable

Scalea)

Categorised

Health-related variables

  

Dizziness

N

No/yes

Anxiety

N

No/yes

Difficulty in relaxing

N

No/yes

Overweight

N

No/yes

Lack of appetite

N

No/yes

Loss of weight

N

No/yes

Abdominal pain

N

No/yes

Headache

N

No/yes

Backache

N

No/yes

Myalgia/arthralgia

N

No/yes

Mental health index

Q: 0 to 6 symptoms

Low (0–2)/high (3–6)

Subjective health

O: Good (1) to poor (5)

Good (1)/rather good (2)/not good (3–5)

Other variables

  

Relations to friends

O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5)

Satisfied (1)/not satisfied (2–5)

Close contact with persons outside home

N

Yes/no

Social contacts outside home

O: None (1) to >8 (4)

>8 persons (4)/8 persons or < 8 persons (1–3)

Feeling lonesome

O: Yes, often (1) to no, never (4)

No (3–4)/yes (1–2)

Support from parents/partner/friend/relatives

O: Very good support (1) to none (5) and not relevant (6) for each of these persons

Very good support (1) from at least one of these persons/less than very good support from all these persons (2–6)

Self-esteem index

Q: Low self-esteem index (0) to high self-esteem index (6)

Low (0)/high (1–6)

Satisfaction with:

  

- economy

O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5)

Satisfied (1–3)/not satisfied (4–5)

- spare time

O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5)

Satisfied (1–2)/neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (3)/not satisfied (4–5)

- dwelling

O: Very satisfied (1) to very dissatisfied (5)

Satisfied (1–2)/not satisfied (3–5)

Opportunities to make own decisions

O: Very good (1) to very bad (5)

Very good (1)/good (2)/not good (3–5)

Married/cohabiting

N

No/yes

Living with parents

N

No/yes

  1. a) N = Nominal scale; O = Ordinal scale; Q = Quote scale.