Table 2.
Key Coefficients* from Fixed Effects Linear Probability Models of the Likelihood of Having an Abbreviated CES-D Score ≥4, HRS Grandparents, 1994–2000 (by Gender, by Race/Ethnicity Subgroups within Gender)
| All Women | White Women | Nonwhite Women | All Men | White Men | Nonwhite Men | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandchild in home [b1] | 0.080‡ | 0.089† | 0.080‡ | 0.145† | 0.062 | 0.227† |
| (0.029–0.132) | (0.016–0.162) | (0.009–0.150) | (0.028–0.263) | (−0.110–0.234) | (0.065–0.388) | |
| Grandchild * adult child [b3] | −0.070‡ | −0.054 | −0.075‡ | −0.029 | −0.017 | −0.040 |
| (−0.119–−0.021) | (−0.120–0.011) | (−0.147–−0.003) | (−0.082–0.024) | (−0.078–0.045) | (−0.132–0.052) | |
| Grandchild * partner [b5] | −0.039 | −0.091† | 0.003 | −0.164‡ | −0.088 | −0.237‡ |
| (−0.089–0.012) | (−0.161–−0.022) | (−0.069–0.076) | (−0.277–−0.050) | (−0.254–0.078) | (−0.394–−0.080) | |
| # of persons | 5435 | 3854 | 1576 | 4206 | 3133 | 1064 |
| # of person-waves (observations) | 17298 | 12541 | 4740 | 12332 | 9460 | 2851 |
| R-squared (includes fixed effects) | 0.594 | 0.568 | 0.610 | 0.612 | 0.590 | 0.638 |
| Net impact of grandchild in home§ | ||||||
| With adult child co-residing [b1+b3] | 0.010 | 0.034 | 0.004 | 0.116 | 0.045 | 0.186† |
| (−0.041–0.061) | (−0.037–0.106) | (−0.069–0.078) | (−0.014–0.248) | (−0.142–0.232) | (0.001–0.373) | |
| With partner co-residing [b1+b5] | 0.041 | −0.002 | 0.082† | −0.018 | −0.025 | −0.010 |
| (−0.014–0.096) | (−0.076–0.072) | (0.001–0.165) | (−0.067–0.031) | (−0.802–0.029) | (−0.102–0.081) | |
Coefficients derived from fixed effects linear probability models in which time-varying variables were: adult child in home, partner in home, number of chronic diseases, any hospitalizations in the prior 2 years indicator, number of doctor visits in the prior 2 years, health insurance type (indicator variables: public, private), age, household income, and wave indicators. 95% confidence intervals appear below the coefficients, and are derived with Huber-White robust standard errors.
Coefficient significantly different from zero at p<.05;
Coefficient significantly different from zero at p<.01;
Linear combination of the indicated coefficients, reflecting the change in the probability that the grandparent will have a CES-D score ≥4 when a grandchild is in the home, compared with when a grandchild is not in the home, given that an adult child co-resides (penultimate row) or a partner co-resides (final row).