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. 2002 Apr;92(4):615–623. doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.4.615

TABLE 3.

—Hierarchical Linear Models of Symptom Checklist 90 Outcomes

Global Severity Indexa Positive Symptom Totala Positive Symptom Distress Indexb
Individual Model, Parameter Estimate (SE) Multilevel Model, Parameter Estimate (SE) Individual Model, Parameter Estimate (SE) Multilevel Model, Parameter Estimate (SE) Individual Model, Parameter Estimate (SE) Multilevel Model, Parameter Estimate (SE)
Intercept 0.082 (0.020)† 0.068 (0.029)** 6.21 (1.18)† 6.74 (1.75)† 0.87 (0.06)† 0.962 (0.075)†
Poverty in tract, % 0.001 (0.001) 0.08 (0.05) –1.1E-04 (0.002)
Chinese Dissimilarity –3.9E-04 (2.6E–04) –0.03 (0.02)* –0.001 (0.001)*
Median housing value, $
    133 330–193 849 1.000 1.00 1.000
    193 850–222 349 0.014 (0.024) 0.18 (1.61) –0.107 (0.064)
    222 350–301 799 0.023 (0.025) 0.38 (1.46) –0.098 (0.057)*
    301 800–500 001 0.024 (0.029) 0.62 (1.65) –0.127 (0.068)*
Redlined area (vs others) –0.049 (0.012)† –1.34 (0.66)** 0.003 (0.043)
Employed (vs not) –0.021 (0.014) –0.021 (0.014) –1.17 (0.81) –1.39 (0.91) –0.05 (0.04) –0.046 (0.034)
Insured (vs not) 0.011 (0.015) 0.011 (0.015) 0.43 (0.87) 0.42 (0.96) 0.02 (0.04) 0.021 (0.041)
Family income, $
    < 19 999 0.059 (0.017)† 0.058 (0.019)*** 3.43 (0.89)† 3.68 (0.97)† 0.01 (0.03) –0.006 (0.038)
    20 000–34 999 0.041 (0.018)** 0.040 (0.019)** 2.15 (0.86)** 2.64 (1.00)*** 0.03 (0.04) 0.022 (0.042)
    35 000 and more 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.000
Education
    0–11 years 0.027 (0.015)* 0.025 (0.017) 1.82 (0.88)** 1.09 (1.00) 0.02 (0.04) 0.003 (0.043)
    High school –0.019 (0.013) –0.019 (0.013) –1.06 (0.74) –1.62 (0.80)** –0.06 (0.05) –0.072 (0.047)
    Any college 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.000
Age, y
    18–44 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.000
    45–54 0.022 (0.020) 0.022 (0.020) 1.44 (1.12) 1.85 (1.18) 0.04 (0.03) 0.043 (0.029)
    55–65 0.007 (0.018) 0.005 (0.018) 0.59 (1.11) 0.66 (1.09) 0.14 (0.05)*** 0.148 (0.048)***
Reported discrimination (vs no report) 0.118 (0.026)† 0.121 (0.027)† 7.39 (1.33)† 7.13 (1.49)† 0.18 (0.04)† 0.185 (0.036)†
Female (vs male) 0.016 (0.013) 0.017 (0.013) 1.47 (0.73)** 1.80 (0.74)** 0.08 (0.03)*** 0.085 (0.029)***
Acculturation 0.044 (0.013)*** 0.044 (0.013)*** 2.52 (0.64)† 2.46 (0.65)† 0.05 (0.02)*** 0.049 (0.020)**
Social support –0.115 (0.020)† –0.115 (0.020)† –6.81 (0.99)† –6.98 (0.92)† –0.16 (0.04)† –0.165 (0.035)†

aRandom acculturation, racism, and intercept slopes.

bRandom intercept slope.

*P < .1; **P < .05; ***P < .01; †P < .001.