Table 3

The distribution of study subjects according to their self-reported life satisfaction (LS*) in 1975 and 1990.


LS 1990








Satisfied
Intermediate
Dissatisfied
TOTAL

N
row %
N
row %
N
row %
N
row %

LS 1975








Satisfied
785
35.5
1266
57.2
163
7.4
2214
100
Intermediate
1088
17.4
4293
68.8
858
13.8
6239
100
Dissatisfied
122
10.0
728
59.4
376
30.7
1226
100

TOTAL
1995
20.6
6287
65.0
1397
14.4
9679
100

* Life satisfaction score: satisfied (LS 4–6); intermediate (LS 7–11); dissatisfied (LS 12–20).

Koivumaa-Honkanen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2005 5:4   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-5-4