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Table 3 Robustness check by using a dummy variable to measure life satisfaction

From: Association between medical insurance and life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults in China: the mediating role of depression

Variable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

URRBMI

0.9167**

0.8890**

0.8354**

0.8245**

 

(0.1605)

(0.1615)

(0.1663)

(0.1679)

Age

 

0.0276**

0.0313**

0.0338**

  

(0.0080)

(0.0077)

(0.0080)

Gender

 

0.1827

0.0806

-0.0558

  

(0.1477)

(0.1423)

(0.1609)

Marital status

 

0.3647

0.3107

0.2928

  

(0.1930)

(0.2013)

(0.2009)

Residency area

 

0.0493

-0.0111

-0.0143

  

(0.1748)

(0.1766)

(0.1749)

Education status

  

0.4233*

0.4202*

   

(0.1853)

(0.1847)

Household income

  

0.0187

0.0200

   

(0.0206)

(0.0208)

Drinking

   

0.2302

    

(0.1749)

Sleeping time

   

0.1199**

    

(0.0438)

Friend interaction

   

-0.0404

    

(0.1555)

Constant

1.4307**

-0.6231

-1.1692*

-2.0499**

 

(0.1257)

(0.5643)

(0.5656)

(0.6663)

Number of observations

2,198

2,198

2,198

2,198

Wald chi-squared

32.62**

45.46**

56.95**

67.87**

  1. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05