Table 4
The average level of life satisfaction across years

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The average level of life satisfaction across years
Table summary
This table displays summary statistics and regression coefficients representing average life satisfaction scores across several survey years. The row headers list two approaches: in one the original life satisfaction scale is retained; in the other, the 0-to-10 scale for several surveys is converted into a 1-to-10 scale to match the remaining surveys. Within each approach, the row headers identify the mean life satisfaction score, its standard deviation, regression intercepts from survey-specific regressions and regression coefficients on year dummies from a regression on pooled survey data. The column headers list survey name and survey year.
  General Social Survey Canadian Community Health Survey
2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011
Using an 11-point scale for the 2011 GSS and the 2009, 2010, and 2011 CCHS  
Mean score 7.903 7.734 7.976 7.909 8.319 7.601 8.111 7.991 7.990 7.971
Standard deviation 1.643 1.633 1.636 1.719 1.612 1.782 1.641 1.372 1.375 1.360
Intercepts from ten separate ordinary least squares models 1 7.852 7.692 7.857 7.930 8.196 7.472 8.252 8.048 8.057 7.887
Year coefficients from ordinary least squares model using pooled sample 1 , 2 (reference year: 2011) -0.247 -0.323 -0.137 -0.162 0.138 -0.447 … -0.138 -0.145 -0.134
Convert 0 to 1 in the scale for the 2011 GSS and the 2009, 2010, and 2011 CCHS  
Mean score … … … … … … 8.116 7.995 7.994 7.975
Standard deviation … … … … … … 1.616 1.354 1.357 1.343
Intercepts from ten separate ordinary least squares models 1 7.852 7.692 7.857 7.930 8.196 7.472 8.256 8.055 8.057 7.888
Year coefficients from ordinary least squares model using pooled sample 1 , 2 (reference year: 2011) -0.253 -0.328 -0.142 -0.167 0.133 -0.452 … -0.139 -0.145 -0.135
1.
Models include sex, age group, marital status, number of children, educational attainment, immigrant status, labour force activity, household size, household income, homeownership, self-assessed health, region of residence, and urban/rural residence.
2.
All coefficients are significant at p<0.001.
Note(s):
CCHS: Canadian Community Health Survey; GSS: General Social Survey.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, General Social Survey 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008 to 2011, and Canadian Community Health Survey 2009 to 2011.
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