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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.