Appendix Table 1.

Expected Change (β (SE)) in GHQ Score at Wave 4 Predicted by Coping Behaviors at Wave 3, Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area, Maryland, 1994/1996–2004/2005

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	Whites	Blacks	Whites	Blacks	Whites	Blacks
GHQ at wave 3	0.31 (0.21 to 0.40)	0.36 (0.25 to 0.47)	0.31 (0.22 to 0.40)	0.35 (0.24 to 0.46)	0.30 (0.21 to 0.40)	0.35 (0.24 to 0.46)
Sex (referent, male)	0.69 (−0.43 to 1.82)	0.95 (−0.65 to 2.56)	0.56 (−0.58 to 1.69)	1.01 (−0.59 to 2.61)	0.50 (−0.63 to 1.63)	1.01 (−0.60 to 2.61)
Age, years	−0.05 (−1.11 to −0.002)	0.01 (−0.07 to 0.08)	−0.06 (−0.12 to −0.01)	0.01 (−0.07 to 0.09)	−0.06 (−0.12 to −0.01)	0.01 (−0.07 to 0.09)
Education, years	−0.27 (−0.50 to −0.03)	−0.14 (−0.46 to 0.19)	−0.29 (−0.53 to −0.05)	−0.13 (−0.45 to 0.20)	−0.29 (−0.52 to −0.05)	−0.13 (−0.45 to 0.20)
Currently employed (referent, no)	1.27 (−0.21 to 2.74)	0.53 (−1.29 to 2.36)	1.21 (−0.27 to 2.69)	0.65 (−1.18 to 2.48)	1.20 (−0.28 to 2.67)	0.65 (−1.19 to 2.48)
Income (referent, ≥$70,000)	0.55 (−0.08 to 1.18)	0.12 (−0.67 to 0.91)	0.60 (−0.03 to 1.23)	0.06 (−0.74 to 0.85)	0.61 (−0.02 to 1.25)	0.06 (−0.74 to 0.86)
Life events (median centered)	−0.13 (−0.25 to −0.01)	0.09 (−0.06 to 0.25)	−0.12 (−0.24 to 0.001)	0.09 (−0.06 to 0.25)	−0.27 (−0.49 to −0.06)	0.10 (−0.23 to 0.44)
PHB (referent, none)			−0.56 (−1.26 to 0.13)	0.69 (−0.34 to 1.72)	−0.56 (−1.25 to 0.14)	0.69 (−0.34 to 1.73)
Life events × PHB (referent, median events and zero PHB)					0.12 (−0.02 to 0.27)	−0.01 (−0.23 to 0.21)
No. of participants	534	322	534	322	534	322
R2	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.15

Abbreviations: GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; PHB, poor health behaviors; SE, standard error.