Table 4.
The relationship of demographic characteristics, objective socioeconomic status, and SSS to self rated health in cross sectional and longitudinal analyses over three years in the PSD Study
Baseline (Wave 1) Fair-Poor SRH | Follow up (Wave 4) Fair-Poor SRH | |||||
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parameter estimate | SE | P Value | parameter estimate | SE | P Value | |
BASELINE AGE (years) | .114 | .086 | .16 | −.063 | .093 | .473 |
BLACK | −.106 | .300 | .72 | .36 | −.29 | .22 |
FEMALE | .890 | .392 | <.001 | .649 | .288 | .024 |
PARENT EDUCATION | ||||||
<=HS | .771 | .544 | .15 | 1.919 | .708 | .007 |
>HS, <COLLEGE | .232 | .509 | .65 | 1.604 | .679 | .018 |
COLLEGE | .484 | .447 | .28 | 1.157 | .668 | .083 |
INCOME | .001 | .005 | .88 | .003 | .004 | .488 |
BASELINE SSS | −.238 | .113 | .036 | −.34 | .12 | .007 |
CHANGE IN SSS | −.26 | .11 | .024 | |||
BASELINE FAIR-POOR SRH | 1.507 | .357 | <.001 | |||
TIME TO FOLLOW UP (months) | .032 | .064 | <.001 | |||
Note: Income range is from 1 – 9. Professional degree beyond college = reference category for parent education. SSS= subjective socioeconomic status. HS= High School. SRH=self rated health. SE=standard error.