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. 2009 Oct 20;24(Suppl 3):561–566. doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-1069-7

Table 3.

Decomposition Estimates Between US Latinos with Mexican Ancestry and Non-Mexican Latinos

Decomposition
Predicted probability
 Non-Mexican Latino origin 72.36%
 Mexican origin 59.40%
Difference in predicted probabilities
 Total differences 12.96%
 Differences due to observed component 8.48%
 Differences due to unobserved component 4.48%
Explanatory variables Coefficient P value 95 CI
 Male 0.27 <0.01 (0.20, 0.34)
 Married −0.51 <0.01 (-0.67, -0.36)
 Interviewed in English 0.32 <0.01 (0.21, 0.44)
Citizenship and immigration status
 Citizen, US born Reference
 Citizen, naturalized −0.16 0.45 (-0.58, 0.26)
 Non-citizen 2.48 <0.01 (2.21, 2.74)
Age
 18–34 Reference
 35–49 0.12 <0.01 (0.06, 0.18)
 50–64 0.33 <0.01 (0.21, 0.45)
 65–74 0.41 <0.01 (0.33, 0.48)
 75 or older 0.44 <0.01 (0.37, 0.51)
Education
 Less than high school Reference
 High school graduate 0.06 0.04 (0.00, 0.11)
 More than high school 1.74 <0.01 (1.38, 2.11)
Health status
 Excellent Reference
 Very good 0.01 0.44 (-0.01, 0.03)
 Good 0.11 0.03 (0.01, 0.21)
 Fair 0.08 <0.01 (0.03, 0.12)
 Poor 0.11 <0.01 (0.06, 0.16)
Employment status
 Not in labor force Reference
 Employed 0.00 0.88 (-0.04, 0.04)
 Unemployed −0.07 <0.01 (-0.10, -0.05)
Family poverty level
 Less than 100 FPL Reference
 100–200 FPL 0.26 <0.01 (0.13, 0.39)
 More than 200 FPL 1.10 <0.01 (0.85, 1.35)
US region
 Northeast Reference
 Midwest 0.11 0.12 (-0.03, 0.26)
 South −0.21 <0.01 (-0.27, -0.14)
 West 1.44 <0.01 (0.84, 2.03)
Survey year
 1999 Reference
 2000 0.00 0.98 (-0.04, 0.04)
 2001 0.00 0.96 (-0.01, 0.01)
 2002 0.00 0.63 (-0.01, 0.01)
 2003 0.04 0.03 (0.00, 0.08)
 2004 0.02 0.14 (-0.01, 0.05)
 2005 0.00 0.98 (-0.01, 0.01)
 2006 0.00 0.53 (-0.01, 0.01)
 2007 0.00 0.88 (-0.01, 0.01)