Table 4.
Log(odds) from (Generalized) Ordered Logit Models Predicting Weekly Neighborly Socializing, Religious Services Attendance, Volunteering, and Organized Group Involvement among Older Adultsa
| Predictor | Neighborly Socializing | Religious Services | Volunteering | Organized Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in decades) | .254*** (.054) | .078 (.068) | .263*** (.069) | .340*** (.084) | .095† (.052) | .180** (.053) | −.001 (.060) | .120 (.080) |
| Female | −.091 (.102) | .492*** (.095) | .225* (.093) | .176† (.104) | ||||
| African American | .200 (.245) | .760*** (.123) | .551** (.150) | .687*** (.153) | ||||
| Hispanic | .450* (.197) | .397† (.229) | −.086 (.167) | −.006 (.161) | ||||
| Retirement | .225* (.100) | .039 (.116) | .209† (.062) | .010 (.120) | ||||
| Widowhood | .240† (.132) | −.028 (.107) | −.051 (.139) | .139 (.133) | ||||
| Self-rated health | .027 (.056) | .021 (.061) | .176** (.050) | .155** (.052) | ||||
| Constant | −1.933*** (.334) | −2.702*** (.575) | −2.003*** (.481) | −3.947*** (.631) | −1.401*** (.376) | −3.798*** (.513) | −.349*** (.393) | −2.747*** (.531) |
| Δ of age estimate (F)b (d.f.) | 12.57*** (1, 49) | 1.14 (1, 49) | .74 (1, 49) | .02 (1, 49) | ||||
| N | 2,257 | 2,878 | 2,346 | 2,344 | ||||
†
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001 (two-tailed tests)
a
All models are survey-adjusted, and include controls for SES, marital history, functional health, and other predictors listed in Appendix Table A1.
b
Seemingly unrelated estimation test of whether including the life-course measures significantly alters the association b/w age and connectedness. This test is unavailable for generalized ordered logit, so it is conducted using binary logit models.