TABLE 2.
Linear Regression of Preference for Words or Numbers (High Score = Greater Preference for Numbers) on Selected Demographic and Panel Characteristics and Numeracy.
| Predictors | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | Std. error | Coefficient | Std. error | |
| Intercept | 3.57*** | (0.085) | 3.43*** | (0.081) |
| Age | −0.0045*** | (0.0011) | −0.0024* | (0.0011) |
| Education | ||||
| HS or less | −0.40*** | (0.045) | −0.014 | (0.046) |
| Some college | −0.23*** | (0.037) | −0.052 | (0.036) |
| College graduate | – | – | – | – |
| Race | ||||
| White | 0.079 | (0.064) | 0.020 | (0.061) |
| Black | −0.045 | (0.077) | 0.099 | (0.074) |
| Other | – | – | – | – |
| Hispanic origin | ||||
| Yes | −0.046 | (0.070) | 0.062 | (0.067) |
| No | – | – | – | – |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 0.098** | (0.034) | −0.056 | (0.033) |
| Female | – | – | – | – |
| Order of numeracy scales | ||||
| ONS then SNS | −0.041 | (0.033) | 0.052 | (0.032) |
| SNS then ONS | – | – | – | – |
| Order of words & numbers | ||||
| Words first | 0.38*** | (0.033) | 0.38*** | (0.032) |
| Numbers first | – | – | – | – |
| Numeracy | 0.42*** | (0.017) | ||
| R2 | 0.039 | 0.124 | ||
| (n) | (6344) | (6344) | ||
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001