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Published in final edited form as: Armed Forces Soc. 2008 Jul;34(4):682–713. doi: 10.1177/0095327X07310336

Table A1. Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) Statistics of Models Comparing Veterans to Nonveterans.

	χ²	df	BIC
Single group models
1. Separate equations, each outcome	3,331.09	15.00	3,210.91
2. Two-factor model	407.05	61.00	−81.66
3. MIMIC model	48.87	65.00	−471.89
Multiple group models
4. Multiple group MIMIC model	129.39	159.00	−1,147.19
5. 3+ family interactions	127.89	154.00	−1,108.54
6. 3+ individual characteristics	119.56	153.00	−1,108.84
7. 3+ college graduation interaction	124.78	158.00	−1,143.77
BIC contrasts
Two factor model vs. separate regressions (2–1)	−3,292.58
MIMIC vs. two-factor model (3–2)	−390.23
Multiple groups (4–3)	−675.30
Differences in effect of family background (5–4)	38.64
Differences in effect of aspirations (6–4)	38.34
Differences in effect of education (7–4)	3.42

Note: MIMIC = multiple indicator multiple cause.