Table 2 Regression results of the SWB model of the Chinese rural empty-nest elderly

Intercept

1.4929

<0.001

Age

75–85 years old

−0.0103

0.9695

0.990

85–95 years old

−0.6238

0.0652

0.536

Gender

Female

0.5842

0.0176

1.794

Education

−0.4328

0.3960

0.649

High school Middle school

0.8780

0.0387

2.406

Marriage

Married and have spouse

0.2714

0.3291

1.312

Self-rated health condition

Good

0.5767

0.0901

1.780

Fair

0.0355

0.8951

1.036

Number of children

0

−0.3134

0.0561

0.731

1–2

0.0775

0.0773

1.081

Income

Not good

−0.3915

0.0640

0.676

Fair

0.0696

0.8555

1.072

Frequency of meeting with children

Rare

−0.0551

0.0665

0.9464

Sometimes

0.3173

0.0100

1.373