Table 2 Adjusted proportions of agreement with Satisfaction with Life Scale items and overall Satisfaction with Life Scale by demographic characteristics, chronic health condition status, select behavioral risk factors, and state—Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington, 2010
Characteristic | Satisfaction with Life Scale individual items | Satisfaction with life | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
“In most ways my life is close to ideal” | “The conditions of my life are excellent” | “I am satisfied with my life” | “So far I have gotten the important things I want in life” | Scale (Overall) | |
Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | |
N | 18,339 | 18,391 | 18,447 | 18,394 | 18,527 |
Overall | 73.1 (71.9, 74.2) | 75.8 (74.7, 76.8) | 82.7 (81.7, 83.6) | 79.7 (78.6, 80.8) | 67.8 (66.6, 69.0) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 72.7 (70.9, 74.4) | 75.2 (73.4, 76.8) | 82.1 (80.5, 83.6) | 77.5 (75.8, 79.2) | 66.1 (64.2, 67.9) |
Female | 73.5 (71.9, 75.0) | 76.4 (74.9, 77.8) | 83.2 (81.8, 84.5) | 81.8 (80.4, 83.1) | 69.5 (67.8, 71.1) |
Age | |||||
18–24 | 75.1 (69.1, 80.3) | 79.0 (73.5, 83.7) | 85.8 (81.0, 89.6) | 79.2 (74.0, 83.7) | 71.4 (65.1, 76.9) |
25–34 | 72.1 (68.6, 75.4) | 75.1 (71.7, 78.2) | 81.6 (78.3, 84.5) | 76.9 (73.4, 79.9) | 66.5 (62.8, 69.9) |
35–44 | 72.9 (70.3, 75.3) | 74.5 (72.0, 76.8) | 81.1 (78.8, 83.2) | 78.6 (76.2, 80.8) | 67.0 (64.4, 69.6) |
45–54 | 69.1 (66.9, 71.2) | 71.1 (69.0, 73.2) | 79.0 (77.0, 80.8) | 78.3 (76.3, 80.2) | 62.7 (60.5, 64.9) |
55–64 | 73.3 (71.5, 75.1) | 76.2 (74.4, 77.9) | 82.7 (81.1, 84.2) | 81.4 (79.8, 83.0) | 68.0 (66.0, 69.9) |
65–74 | 77.3 (74.8, 79.6) | 80.2 (77.9, 82.3) | 86.5 (84.5, 88.3) | 84.8 (82.4, 86.8) | 73.5 (71.0, 75.9) |
75 or older | 77.9 (74.7, 80.8) | 80.8 (77.9, 83.4) | 88.3 (85.9, 90.3) | 84.6 (81.7, 87.1) | 73.5 (70.1, 76.5) |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White | 72.9 (71.6, 74.1) | 75.5 (74.3, 76.7) | 82.4 (81.4, 83.5) | 80.1 (78.9, 81.2) | 67.6 (66.3, 68.9) |
Black | 65.1 (55.6, 73.6) | 76.8 (68.0, 83.7) | 79.9 (71.3, 86.4) | 71.6 (62.9, 79.0) | 65.0 (55.8, 73.2) |
Hispanic | 79.0 (73.8, 83.5) | 78.9 (73.9, 83.2) | 88.3 (84.2, 91.5) | 82.4 (77.5, 86.4) | 73.2 (67.7, 78.1) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 71.3 (62.8, 78.5) | 75.8 (67.1, 82.8) | 79.8 (70.6, 86.7) | 68.4 (60.7, 75.2) | 61.5 (53.4, 69.0) |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 71.5 (59.2, 81.3) | 73.8 (62.5, 82.7) | 82.3 (72.4, 89.1) | 80.8 (71.2, 87.8) | 68.3 (56.4, 78.2) |
Other | 76.8 (65.5, 85.3) | 79.1 (69.0, 86.6) | 81.4 (71.4, 88.4) | 81.6 (71.3, 88.7) | 75.0 (63.7, 83.7) |
Education | |||||
Less than high school | 70.2 (64.5, 75.3) | 74.0 (69.0, 78.5) | 82.0 (77.4, 85.8) | 80.7 (76.1, 84.6) | 65.3 (59.5, 70.7) |
High school graduate | 73.2 (71.0, 75.4) | 74.8 (72.6, 76.8) | 83.7 (81.9, 85.4) | 79.1 (77.0, 81.1) | 67.4 (65.0, 69.7) |
More than high school* | 73.3 (71.9, 74.6) | 76.3 (75.0, 77.6) | 82.3 (81.0, 83.5) | 79.9 (78.5, 81.1) | 68.1 (66.7, 69.5) |
Marital status | |||||
Married/living with partner | 77.2 (75.9, 78.5) | 79.0 (77.7, 80.3) | 85.9 (84.8, 86.9) | 84.5 (83.3, 85.7) | 72.9 (71.5, 74.3) |
Divorced/septed | 64.6 (61.4, 67.7) | 67.4 (64.4, 70.3) | 74.6 (71.5, 77.4) | 71.2 (68.0, 74.3) | 56.7 (53.4, 59.9) |
Widowed | 70.0 (66.3, 73.4) | 72.1 (68.5, 75.4) | 79.2 (75.6, 82.4) | 76.3 (72.5, 79.7) | 62.8 (59.0, 66.4) |
Never married | 63.2 (59.1, 67.2) | 70.4 (66.6, 73.9) | 77.2 (73.9, 80.1) | 68.8 (65.0, 72.4) | 55.1 (50.7, 59.5) |
Employment status | |||||
Employed | 73.2 (71.6, 74.7) | 76.5 (75.0, 77.9) | 83.8 (82.5, 85.0) | 79.9 (78.5, 81.3) | 67.7 (66.1, 69.3) |
Unemployed/unable to work | 65.5 (61.7, 69.0) | 66.8 (63.1, 70.3) | 74.2 (70.8, 77.2) | 73.2 (69.8, 76.4) | 58.1 (54.2, 62.0) |
Retired | 78.4 (76.1, 80.6) | 80.2 (77.9, 82.3) | 86.3 (84.2, 88.1) | 85.0 (82.8, 87.0) | 74.4 (72.0, 76.7) |
Homemaker/student | 74.1 (70.2, 77.7) | 77.1 (73.5, 80.4) | 84.0 (80.4, 87.0) | 80.4 (76.6, 83.7) | 69.3 (65.2, 73.2) |
Income | |||||
< $15,000 | 68.7 (63.6, 73.4) | 66.6 (61.4, 71.4) | 79.7 (75.9, 83.0) | 72.2 (67.4, 76.6) | 60.9 (55.4, 66.1) |
$15,000–$19,999 | 66.5 (60.8, 71.7) | 63.9 (57.7, 69.6) | 77.7 (72.8, 82.0) | 71.6 (66.3, 76.3) | 57.1 (50.9, 63.0) |
$20,000–$24,999 | 63.4 (58.8, 67.8) | 66.4 (61.9, 70.6) | 76.3 (72.1, 80.0) | 73.7 (69.5, 77.5) | 58.3 (53.6, 62.9) |
$25,000–$34,999 | 65.6 (61.9, 69.1) | 68.0 (64.5, 71.4) | 77.3 (73.9, 80.4) | 75.4 (71.7, 78.7) | 60.6 (57.0, 64.2) |
$35,000–$49,999 | 71.1 (68.4, 73.7) | 74.8 (72.3, 77.2) | 81.8 (79.4, 83.9) | 75.5 (72.6, 78.2) | 64.1 (61.2, 66.8) |
$50,000–$74,999 | 73.7 (71.0, 76.2) | 77.3 (74.9, 79.6) | 83.4 (81.2, 85.4) | 82.2 (79.7, 84.4) | 68.6 (65.9, 71.2) |
≥ $75,000 | 80.4 (78.3, 82.3) | 84.2 (82.3, 85.9) | 87.9 (86.1, 89.4) | 86.6 (84.7, 88.2) | 76.3 (74.1, 78.3) |
Disability status | |||||
Yes | 62.9 (60.5, 65.3) | 65.4 (63.0, 67.7) | 74.0 (71.6, 76.2) | 74.2 (72.0, 76.4) | 57.2 (54.8, 59.6) |
No | 76.9 (75.6, 78.2) | 79.8 (78.6, 81.0) | 86.2 (85.1, 87.2) | 81.9 (80.6, 83.0) | 71.7 (70.3, 73.0) |
Veteran | |||||
Yes | 71.5 (68.4, 74.5) | 74.7 (71.6, 77.6) | 81.7 (78.7, 84.4) | 78.7 (75.9, 81.2) | 65.2 (62.1, 68.3) |
No | 73.3 (72.1, 74.5) | 75.9 (74.8, 77.1) | 82.8 (81.7, 83.8) | 79.9 (78.7, 81.0) | 68.2 (66.9, 69.4) |
Chronic health condition | |||||
Yes | 73.4 (71.2, 75.4) | 75.8 (73.8, 77.6) | 83.0 (81.3, 84.6) | 79.4 (77.5, 81.3) | 67.9 (65.6, 70.0) |
No | 73.0 (71.6, 74.3) | 75.8 (74.5, 77.0) | 82.5 (81.3, 83.6) | 79.8 (78.5, 81.1) | 67.8 (66.4, 69.1) |
Exercise in past 30 days | |||||
Yes | 73.7 (72.4, 74.9) | 76.2 (74.9, 77.3) | 83.2 (82.1, 84.3) | 79.9 (78.7, 81.1) | 68.2 (66.9, 69.5) |
No | 70.5 (68, 73.0) | 74.2 (71.9, 76.4) | 80.4 (78.3, 82.4) | 79.0 (76.7, 81.1) | 66.0 (63.3, 68.5) |
Current smoker | |||||
Yes | 63 (59.7, 66.2) | 67.1 (64.1, 70.1) | 77.3 (74.6, 79.8) | 72.9 (69.9, 75.7) | 58.1 (54.7, 61.3) |
No | 75 (73.8, 76.2) | 77.5 (76.4, 78.7) | 83.8 (82.8, 84.9) | 81.2 (80.0, 82.3) | 69.6 (68.3, 70.9) |
Obesity | |||||
Normal/underweight | 73.1 (71.2, 74.9) | 75.5 (73.7, 77.2) | 81.8 (80.1, 83.3) | 80.1 (78.4, 81.7) | 67.5 (65.6, 69.4) |
Overweight | 74.3 (72.4, 76.1) | 77.1 (75.4, 78.8) | 84.0 (82.5, 85.5) | 80.7 (79.0, 82.3) | 69.1 (67.2, 71.0) |
Obese | 71.6 (69.4, 73.6) | 74.5 (72.5, 76.3) | 82.1 (80.3, 83.7) | 78.0 (75.9, 80.0) | 66.4 (64.2, 68.6) |
State | |||||
New Hampshire | 71.6 (69.2, 73.9) | 71.8 (69.4, 74.0) | 79.6 (77.4, 81.6) | 78.4 (76.1, 80.6) | 65.6 (63.1, 68.0) |
Oregon | 73.4 (70.4, 76.2) | 76.9 (74.1, 79.4) | 83.5 (81.0, 85.8) | 81.4 (78.6, 83.8) | 69.9 (66.8, 72.8) |
Washington | 73.2 (71.9, 74.4) | 76.0 (74.8, 77.2) | 82.8 (81.7, 83.8) | 79.3 (78.1, 80.5) | 67.4 (66.1, 68.7) |