Table 5 Results of Ordinal logit regression analyses of sense of belonging to local community^a (Health and socio-demographic conditions)

Self-perceived health

 Excellent

1.261

0.93–1.70

1.15

0.81–1.64

1.63

0.90–2.98

 Very good

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Good

0.753^c

0.56–0.95

0.696^c

0.50–0.96

0.717

0.43–1.20

 Fair/poor

0.823

0.56–1.19

0.700

0.45–1.07

1.204

0.54–2.69

Self-perceived mental health

 Excellent

1.427^d

1.09–1.85

1.413^c

1.03–1.92

1.488^c

0.87–2.55

 Very good

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Good

0.651^d

0.49–0.86

0.671^c

0.48–0.93

0.581^c

0.33–1.01

 Fair/poor

0.505^d

0.31–0.83

0.634

0.34–1.15

0.228^d

0.09–0.59

Household Income

 Less than $20,000

0.853

0.57–1.27

0.825

0.50–1.34

1.055

0.49–2.23

 $20,000 to $39,999

0.669^c

0.47–0.94

0.670^a

0.44–1.01

0.638

0.33–1.20

 $40,000 to $79,999

Reference

Reference

Reference

 $80,000 or more

1.101

0.82–1.47

1.116

0.79–1.56

1.498

0.77–2.89

 Not stated

0.961

0.70–1.30

0.950

0.66–1.36

1.062

0.57–1.98

Housing tenure

 Own

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Rent

0.884

0.68–1.15

0.996

0.72–1.37

0.564^d

0.32–0.98

Marital status

 Single/never married

0.697

0.34–1.40

0.897

0.36–2.18

0.442

0.12–1.61

 Married/common law

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Separated/widowed/divorced

0.394^c

0.19–0.80

0.458

0.18–1.11

0.355

0.09–1.35

Education

 Less than high school

1.521

0.94–2.45

1.32

0.75–2.33

2.262

0.87–5.88

 High school

0.866

0.64–1.17

0.847

0.58–1.22

0.947

0.51–1.73

 Some post-secondary

0.917

0.66–1.26

0.872

0.59–1.28

0.948

0.50–1.79

 College or trades

0.887

0.67–1.16

0.876

0.64–1.19

0.984

0.54–1.76

 University

Reference

Reference

Reference

Employment status

 Working full-time

0.972

0.69–1.35

0.724

0.48–1.08

2.066^d

1.10–3.85

 Working part-time

1.559^c

1.03–2.34

1.370

0.82–2.27

1.988^c

0.97–4.06

 Unemployed

1.227

0.66–2.26

1.187

0.54–2.58

1.640

0.56–4.72

 Retired

1.404

0.89–2.19

1.09

0.64–1.86

2.730^c

1.11–6.67

 Other

Reference

Reference

Reference

Living arrangement

 Unattached alone

2.022

0.97–4.19

1.544

0.63–3.84

2.746

0.68–10.92

 Unattached with others

1.323

0.65–2.71

1.066

0.43–2.62

1.616

0.43–5.96

 Couple with children

0.978

0.73–1.30

0.921

0.65–1.29

0.827

0.45–1.51

 Couple alone

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Single parent/other

1.733

0.79–3.76

1.501

0.57–3.97

1.575

0.37–6.63

Age

 18-24 years

0.828

0.52–1.31

0.690

0.39–1.20

1.211

0.47–3.11

 25-44 years

0.687^d

0.52–0.89

0.729^c

0.53–0.99

0.622

0.34–1.12

 45-64 years

Reference

Reference

Reference

 65 years and over

1.299

0.89–1.88

1.644^c

1.06–2.53

0.594

0.27–1.26

City

 Hamilton

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Charlottetown

1.243

0.94–1.63

1.219

0.89–1.66

1.628

0.84–3.15

 Saskatoon

0.873

0.69–1.10

0.797

0.60–1.05

1.387

0.80–2.39

Years lived in Canada

 5 or less

Reference

Reference

Reference

 6 to 10

--

--

1.998

0.82–4.83

 10 or more

--

--

1.249

0.60–2.58

Observations

1,486

1,092

394

Pseudo R2

0.0469

0.0474

0.0890