Table 3.

Weighted OLS Models for Standardized Outcomes (2015–2019)

Characteristics	Mental health Model 1	Mental health Model 2	Socially active Model 1	Socially active Model 2
Family ties (close)
Kinless	−0.126*	−0.113*	−0.283***	−0.279***
Distanced	−0.001	0.005	0.008	0.010
Disconnected	−0.132***	−0.128***	−0.074***	−0.073***
Older adult characteristics
Race/ethnicity (White, non-Hispanic)
Black, non-Hispanic	−0.001	0.019	−0.053	−0.047
Hispanic	−0.077	−0.053	−0.219**	−0.212**
Other/missing	0.038	0.053	−0.053	−0.049
Female	−0.123***	−0.105***	0.103***	0.109***
Age	0.071*	0.020	0.020	0.005
Age squared	−0.000*	−0.000	−0.000	−0.000
Family income (logged $)	0.070***	0.051***	0.059***	0.054***
Education (less than High Schoola)
High School Degree	0.166***	0.143***	0.139***	0.132***
Vocational/some College/Associate’s Degree	0.240***	0.223***	0.207***	0.202***
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher	0.301***	0.295***	0.224***	0.222***
Number of chronic conditions	−0.130***	−0.094***	−0.018**	−0.007
Probable dementia	−0.347***	−0.217***	−0.227***	−0.188***
Resides in the community	0.098*	0.052	0.030	0.016
Year	0.000	0.002	−0.010	−0.010
Unmet needs		−0.788***		−0.233***
Constant	−3.430*	−1.219	−1.453	−0.798

Notes: National Health and Aging Trends Study (2015–2019), aged 70 and older. N = 24,818 person-waves. Weighted for survey design, repeated observations of individuals, and individual weights. Family ties are mutually exclusive.

^aCoefficient for missing on education not shown.

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