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Table 11 Models for life satisfaction. Binomial logistic regression: odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and goodness of fit statisticsa

From: Can microcredit help improve the health of poor women? Some findings from a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India

Dependent variable: Unsatisfied in life (yes, n = 99, no, n = 829)

M0

M1

M2

M3

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste

    

Education (ref = high school+) Primary

 

1.18 [0.66–2.11]

1.10 [0.61–1.97]

1.10 [0.61–1.97]

No education

 

1.53 [0.85–2.72]

1.32 [0.73–2.38]

1.30 [0.72–2.36]

Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

 

1.47 [0.92–2.35]

1.51 [0.94–2.43]

1.57 [0.97–2.54]

Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

 

0.85 [0.50–1.44]

0.89 [0.52–1.52]

0.86 [0.50–1.48]

Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

 

1.09 [0.60–2.00]

1.06 [0.58–1.94]

1.04 [0.56–1.91]

SC/ST

 

0.77 [0.40–1.45]

0.76 [0.40–1.45]

0.75 [0.39–1.43]

SHG participation

    

SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)

0.34 [0.16–0.73]

 

0.32 [0.14–0.71]

0.32 [0.14–0.72]

Late joiner (< = 2 years)

0.65 [0.42–1.00]

 

0.68 [0.43–1.08]

0.71 [0.45–1.12]

Health determinants

    

Exclusion (ref = no exclusion) Exclusion

   

1.23 [0.79–1.93]

Health risks (ref = no risks) At least one risk

   

1.13 [0.69–1.87]

Decision-making (ref = female/joint) Male

   

1.37 [0.70–2.68]

Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood

10.0 (2)** 620.1

22.4(9)** 607.7

32.1(11)*** 598.0

34.0(14)** 596.1

Deviation

 

19.4(2)***

3.8(3)

  1. a Notes: Models are adjusted for age and women's household position. Results in bold are statistically significant, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001,
  2. OBC = Other Backward Caste, SC/ST = Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe