TABLE 5.
Random- and Fixed-Effects Regressions of Self-Rated Health on Functional Limitations × Age Interactions: Americans’ Changing Lives, 1986, 1989, 1994
| Model 1 Random Effects | Model 2 Fixed Effects | Model 3 Random Effects, Survivor Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functional limitations (vs. no impairment) | |||
| Least severe impairment | 1.413a | 0.959a | 1.331a |
| (0.153) | (0.181) | (0.160) | |
| Moderately severe impairment | 1.990a | 1.172a | 2.066a |
| (0.181) | (0.216) | (0.192) | |
| Most severe impairment | 1.895a | 1.242a | 1.807a |
| (0.181) | (0.221) | (0.194) | |
| Age | 0.012a | 0.023a | 0.011a |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |
| Interactions | |||
| Least severe impairment × age | −0.012a | −0.009a | −0.011a |
| (0.002) | (0.003) | (0.002) | |
| Moderately severe | −0.014a | −0.009a | −0.017a |
| impairment × age | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) |
| Most severe impairment × age | −0.011a | −0.009a | −0.011a |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) | |
| Constant | 1.640a | 1.186a | 1.670a |
| Total N | 8,881 | 8,881 | 8,053 |
| Individuals | 3,617 | 3,617 | 3,071 |
Note: Random-effects models also include controls for race/ethnicity (coefficients not shown). Survivor sample consists of respondents who survived through all three panels of observation.
p < .01 (standard errors in parentheses).