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. 2009 Aug;46(3):493–512. doi: 10.1353/dem.0.0065

Table 1.

Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Models Predicting Postsecondary Enrollment

Model 1 Model 2
Job Opportunities
  Unemployment rates 1.06* 1.66**
  % NEED BA 1.05* 0.96
Economic Resources
  Family income (ln) 1.14** 1.44*
Interaction Terms
  Unemployment rates × Family income (ln) 0.96**
  % NEED BA × Family income (ln) 1.00
Log-Likelihood −4,965.22 −4,888.02

Notes: N = 11,903. All models control for race/ethnicity, sex, family structure, parent’s highest level of education, cognitive ability, orientation toward school, orientation toward work, size of the local youth population, the number of local colleges, state of residence, and missing data.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01