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Table 2 Unstandardized linear regression ( b ) coefficients obtained from predicting the sense of control (−16 to +16) at the 9-year follow-up in the African American Health cohort, N = 582

From: Childhood school segregation and later life sense of control and physical performance in the African American Health cohort

Variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Focal Variable

Segregated Schooling

≥ 50% of Grades 1-12

0.990**

1.239***

0.844**

0.922**

0.886**

1-49% of Grades 1-12

0.635

0.541

0.192

0.186

0.101

No Segregated Schooling in Grades 1-12 (reference category)

Regional Schooling Effects

Majority of Schooling Occurred in the …

Southern States

 

−0.857*

−0.426

−0.488

−0.477

Missouri (reference category)

Other States

 

2.093**

1.272

1.279

1.235

Demographics, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Status

Age (in years, 58–74)

  

0.020

0.010

0.008

Men (vs. women)

  

0.721*

0.722*

0.627

Marital Status

Divorced or Separated

  

0.273

0.277

0.228

Widowed

  

0.324

0.298

0.277

Never Married

  

0.090

0.012

−0.004

Married (reference category)

Educational Attainment (1 = grade school, 2 = high school, 3 = college)

  

0.917***

0.953***

0.939***

Employment Status

Working for Pay

  

1.165**

1.188**

1.152**

Disabled

  

−1.133*

−1.011

−0.812

Retired (reference category)

Annual Household Income < $25 K

  

−0.779*

−0.762*

−0.733*

Self-Rated Health (1 = poor, …, 5 = excellent)

  

0.546***

0.537**

0.519**

Racial Consciousness, Community Responsibility, and Perceived Discrimination

Constantly Thinks About One’s Race (1 = yes, 0 = no)

   

−0.071

−0.090

Responsible to Move the African American Community Forward (1 = strongly disagree, …, 5 = strongly agree)

   

0.164

0.116

Perceived Discrimination (9 = highest, …, 36 = lowest)

   

−0.067

−0.068

Resilience

Resilience (5 = lowest, …, 50 = highest)

    

0.043

Intercept

3.727***

3.776***

−1.443

−0.318

−1.640

R-squared

.014**

.040***

.165***

.171***

.175***

  1. * = p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001.
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