TABLE 3—
Estimated Effects of Individual- and State-Level Characteristics on the Probability of Fair or Poor Health Status, by Race: Current Population Survey Respondents Aged 25 to 74 Years
| White Sample | Black Sample | |||
| Explanatory Variable | Base Model | Base Model + Region Fixed Effects | Base Model | Base Model + Region Fixed Effects |
| Age | 0.005*** (63.08) | 0.005*** (63.43) | 0.009*** (31.12) | 0.009*** (31.24) |
| Household income per capita | −0.002*** (18.75) | −0.002*** (18.65) | −0.006*** (11.82) | −0.006*** (11.82) |
| Hispanic | 0.003 (1.02) | 0.002 (0.60) | −0.020 (0.91) | −0.011 (0.54) |
| Female | 0.003* (1.92) | 0.003* (1.91) | 0.011 (1.59) | −0.010 (1.48) |
| Married | −0.055*** (17.68) | −0.056*** (17.80) | −0.080*** (7.69) | −0.078*** (7.55) |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | −0.011*** (3.71) | −0.012*** (4.06) | −0.012 (1.19) | −0.012 (1.22) |
| Any health insurance coverage | 0.002 (0.78) | 0.003 (1.06) | 0.037*** (3.97) | 0.038*** (4.09) |
| Less than high school education | 0.080*** (22.32) | 0.078*** (22.57) | 0.102*** (11.95) | 0.104*** (12.13) |
| Some college education | −0.019*** (9.86) | −0.019*** (9.96) | −0.030*** (3.55) | −0.033*** (4.11) |
| College degree or higher | −0.048*** (21.01) | −0.048*** (20.88) | −0.052*** (4.52) | −0.055*** (4.87) |
| Residence in metropolitan area | −0.014*** (4.24) | −0.015*** (4.55) | −0.067*** (4.94) | −0.065*** (5.10) |
| Residence in central city | 0.013*** (4.43) | 0.014*** (4.29) | 0.034*** (2.81) | 0.033*** (3.03) |
| Proportion Black in state | 0.111*** (6.30) | −0.016 (0.62) | −0.058 (0.97) | −0.022 (0.35) |
| Mean state income | −0.001*** (3.07) | −0.0004 (1.14) | −0.002** (2.43) | −0.001 (0.35) |
| χ2 test of joint significance of region effects (P) | 75.94 (<.00001) | 48.55 (<.00001) | ||
Note. Values reported are results derived from the following multivariate probit model equation (see text): dProb(Y)/dX (absolute values of t are in parentheses). Both model specifications also included indicator variables for year of interview.
*P < .10; **P < .05; ***P < .01.