Table 3 Results from Regressing Attaining a GED in Prison on Standardized Current Morbidity Scale for Men and Women Entering Prison with Less Than a GED with Prison-Level Fixed Effects
From: The relationship between education and health among incarcerated men and women in the United States
Current Morbidity Scale | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | |||
B | p | b | p | |
Attain a GED in Prison | −.033 | * | −.065 | |
Age | .010 | *** | .016 | *** |
Race/Ethnicity (White Ref.) | ||||
Black | −.062 | *** | −.078 | * |
Latino | −.071 | *** | −.045 | |
Other | .011 | −.053 | ||
Employed Prior to Incarceration | −.023 | + | −.027 | |
Marital Status (Never Married Ref.) | ||||
Married | .036 | * | .081 | + |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated | .019 | .015 | ||
Time Served to Date | .001 | .002 | ||
First time Incarcerated | −.001 | −.058 | * | |
Model Statistics | ||||
Number of Inmates | 4128 | 1102 | ||
Number of Prisons | 225 | 62 | ||
Overall R Squared | .13 | .11 | ||
Rho | .078 | .087 | ||