Table 2.
Probability of Working (n = 5,728)
| Independent Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer | −.10 (.04)** | — | −.09 (.04)** | — | −.07 (.04)* | — |
| 1–2 yrs. since diagnosis | — | −.12 (.09) | — | −.11 (.09) | — | −.09 (.09) |
| 3+ yrs. since diagnosis | — | −.09 (.05)** | — | −.08 (.05)* | — | −.07 (.05) |
| Diabetes | — | — | −.09 (.02)*** | −.09 (.02)*** | — | — |
| High blood pressure | — | — | −.04 (.01)*** | −.04 (.01)*** | — | — |
| Heart disease | — | — | −.05 (.02)** | −.05 (.02)** | — | — |
| Stroke | — | — | −.10 (.05)* | −.10 (.05)* | — | — |
| Pulmonary | — | — | −.07 (.03)*** | −.07 (.03)*** | — | — |
| Depression | — | — | −.22 (.03)*** | −.22 (.03)*** | — | — |
| Poor/fair health | — | — | — | — | −.23 (.02)*** | −.23 (.02)*** |
| High school diploma | .11 (.02)*** | .11 (.02)*** | .10 (.02)*** | .10 (.02)*** | .08 (.02)*** | .08 (.02)*** |
| Some college | .16 (.02)*** | .16 (.02)*** | .15 (.02)*** | .15 (.02)*** | .13 (.02)*** | .13 (.02)*** |
| College degree | .22 (.02)*** | .22 (.02)*** | .20 (.02)*** | .20 (.02)*** | .18 (.02)*** | .18 (.02)*** |
| Age | −.02 (.001)*** | −.02 (.001)*** | −.02 (.001)*** | −.02 (.001)*** | −.02 (.001)*** | −.02 (.001)*** |
| Black | .06 (.02)*** | .06 (.02)*** | .07 (.02)*** | .07 (.02)*** | .08 (.02)*** | .08 (.02)*** |
| Hispanic | −.05 (.03)* | −.05 (.03)* | −.05 (.03)** | −.05 (.03)** | −.02 (.03) | −.02 (.02) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | .15 (.02)*** | .15 (.02)*** | .16 (.01)*** | .16 (.01)*** | .17 (.01)*** | .17 (.01)*** |
| Never married | .13 (.03)*** | .13 (.03)*** | .13 (.03)*** | .13 (.03)*** | .14 (.03)*** | .14 (.03)*** |
| Children younger than 18 | −.10 (.03)*** | −.10 (.03)*** | −.10 (.03)*** | −.10 (.03)*** | −.10 (.03)*** | −.10 (.03)*** |
| Wealth/1,000 | −.00004 (.00001)*** | −.00004 (.00001)*** | −.00005 (.00001)*** | −.00005 (.00001)*** | −.00005 (.00001)*** | −.00005 (.00001)*** |
| Log likelihood | −3398.76 | −3398.70 | −3344.50 | 3344.46 | −3318.36 | −3318.34 |
| Pseudo R2 | .07 | .07 | .09 | .09 | .09 | .09 |
Standard errors shown in parentheses. Omitted categories are: excellent, good, or average health status, no high school diploma, white/other, married, and no children younger than age 18 living at home or away. Partial derivatives of the probability of employment are reported, evaluated at sample means. In a related regression, the inclusion of publicly insured women (n = 482) did not substantively alter the results.
*
p ≤.10
**
p ≤.05
***
p ≤.01.