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Table 4 Regression results of income, social networking time and HRQoLa

From: Income gradient in health-related quality of life — the role of social networking time

Variables

Days of poor mental health

Days of poor physical health

Days of activity limitations

General assessment of health

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

Model 7

Model 8

Model 9

Model 10

Income

−0.127***

− 0.118***

− 0.106***

− 0.102***

−0.069***

− 0.065**

0.219***

0.223***

(0.146)

(0.147)

(0.130)

(0.131)

(0.083)

(0.084)

(0.021)

(0.021)

Place of living (urban)

0.002

0.002

0.016

0.016

0.012

0.012

0.049**

0.049**

(0.395)

(0.394)

(0.351)

(0.351)

(0.224)

(0.224)

(0.057)

(0.057)

Age

0.082

0.124

−0.010

0.013

−0.043

− 0.026

− 0.443***

− 0.424***

(0.058)

(0.059)

(0.052)

(0.052)

(0.033)

(0.033)

(0.008)

(0.009)

Age2

−0.141

−0.177

0.066

0.046

0.064

0.050

0.354**

0.338**

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.0004)

(0.0004)

(0.0001)

(0.0001)

Sex (male)

−0.054**

− 0.058**

− 0.026

− 0.028

− 0.018

− 0.020

−0.012

− 0.014

(0.247)

(0.247)

(0.220)

(0.220)

(0.140)

(0.141)

(0.036)

(0.036)

Race (white)

0.066***

0.065***

0.032

0.032

0.031

0.031

0.024

0.024

(0.295)

(0.295)

(0.263)

(0.262)

(0.168)

(0.168)

(0.043)

(0.043)

Marital status (married)

−0.027

− 0.021

0.005

0.008

−0.024

− 0.022

− 0.031

−0.029

(0.272)

(0.272)

(0.242)

(0.243)

(0.154)

(0.155)

(0.040)

(0.040)

Working status (working)

−0.116***

−0.117***

− 0.207***

−0.208***

− 0.285***

−0.285***

0.088***

0.087***

(0.783)

(0.781)

(0.695)

(0.695)

(0.444)

(0.444)

(0.115)

(0.115)

Social networking time

 

0.067***

 

0.037*

 

0.026

 

0.030

 

(0.001)

 

(0.001)

 

(0.001)

 

(0.0002)

Year fixed effects

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

N

3037

3037

3030

3030

3032

3032

3036

3036

R 2

0.045

0.049

0.059

0.061

0.092

0.093

0.063

0.064

  1. a Standardized beta coefficients; standard errors in parentheses; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001