Table 3.
Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analysis of Distance in Miles between Tracts of Origin and Destination: Mobile White PSID Householders, 1980–2003.
| Independent Variables | b | se |
|---|---|---|
| Extralocal Neighborhood Conditions | ||
| Minority concentration in distance- weighted surrounding neighborhoods | 1.0691 * | .4633 |
| Multiethnic indicator for distance- weighted surrounding neighborhoods | 21.6281 ** | 8.0017 |
| Change in minority concentration in distance- weighted surrounding neighborhoods | .5004 | 3.7016 |
| Local Neighborhood Conditions | ||
| Minority concentration | 3.3355 ** | 1.2712 |
| Squared minority concentration | −.0461 | .0351 |
| Cubed minority concentrationa | .0040 | .0267 |
| Multiethnic indicator | 13.2241 | 7.8416 |
| Change in minority concentration | −3.795 | 2.1420 |
| Micro-level Characteristics | ||
| Age | −2.1787 | 1.4001 |
| Age-squared | .0293 | .0154 |
| Female | −9.4519 | 9.3750 |
| Education | 16.7378 *** | 1.4809 |
| Family Income (in $1000’s) | .0010 | .0737 |
| Employed | −39.7071 ** | 15.0570 |
| Married | 32.7062 *** | 9.3084 |
| Children | −1.9736 | 4.0790 |
| Homeowner | 25.6266 ** | 9.0579 |
| Household crowding | −1.6489 * | 1.8695 |
| Long-term resident | −37.7173 *** | 9.8580 |
| Year (1980=0) | −3.7113 *** | .8576 |
| Constant | −28.9374 | 34.1047 |
| R-square | .0240 | |
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001
a
Coefficients and standard errors multiplied by 100
N of observations = 12,934; N of persons = 4,686