Table 7.
Ordered probit and chopit regressions of self-rated health (SRH) on demographic variables
| Ordered probit | Chopit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | β | SE | |
| Female | .173*** | .044 | −.050 | .061 |
| Age (÷ 10) | −.122*** | .030 | −.034 | .042 |
| Less than high school | −.248** | .097 | −.174 | .135 |
| Some college | .144** | .059 | .054 | .082 |
| 4-year college degree or more | .460*** | .052 | .309*** | .073 |
| Household income, 2nd quartile | −.176** | .064 | −.265** | .089 |
| Household income, 3rd quartile | .020 | .063 | .093 | .088 |
| Household income, 4th (top) quartile | .199** | .064 | .177† | .091 |
| Threshold 1 (Poor-Fair) | ||||
| Sex (female) | −.469*** | .055 | ||
| Age (÷ 10) | .026 | .038 | ||
| Less than high school | .100 | .106 | ||
| Some college | −.201** | .072 | ||
| 4-year college degree or more | −.285*** | .063 | ||
| Household income, 2nd quartile | −.107 | .076 | ||
| Household income, 3rd quartile | −.110 | .075 | ||
| Household income, top quartile | −.156* | .077 | ||
| Constant | −2.544*** | .216 | −2.138*** | .355 |
| Threshold 2 (Fair-Good) | ||||
| Sex (female) | .231*** | .053 | ||
| Age (÷ 10) | .009 | .037 | ||
| Less than high school | .056 | .103 | ||
| Some college | .042 | .069 | ||
| 4-year college degree or more | .097 | .059 | ||
| Household income, 2nd quartile | .047 | .077 | ||
| Household income, 3rd quartile | .181* | .074 | ||
| Household income, top quartile | .136† | .076 | ||
| Constant | −1.761*** | .211 | −.225 | .265 |
| Threshold 3 (Good-Very Good) | ||||
| Sex (female) | −.048 | .048 | ||
| Age (÷ 10) | .045 | .033 | ||
| Less than high school | −.097 | .111 | ||
| Some college | .119† | .062 | ||
| 4-year college degree or more | .091 | .057 | ||
| Household income, 2nd quartile | −.047 | .069 | ||
| Household income, 3rd quartile | .008 | .067 | ||
| Household income, top quartile | −.062 | .070 | ||
| Constant | −.754*** | .210 | −.300 | .236 |
| Threshold 4 (Very Good-Excellent) | ||||
| Sex (female) | .101* | .048 | ||
| Age (÷ 10) | .049 | .032 | ||
| Less than high school | −.083 | .125 | ||
| Some college | −.070 | .063 | ||
| 4-year college degree or more | −.098† | .054 | ||
| Household income, 2nd quartile | .007 | .072 | ||
| Household income, 3rd quartile | −.050 | .070 | ||
| Household income, top quartile | .085 | .067 | ||
| Constant | −.350 | .209 | −.286 | .225 |
| Vignettes | ||||
| θ1 | .279 | .294 | ||
| θ2 | −1.061*** | .295 | ||
| θ3 | −1.849*** | .296 | ||
| θ4 | −2.477*** | .298 | ||
| ln σ | −.209*** | .029 | ||
N=2,548.
†
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001, two-tailed.
Chopit uses No Disease vignettes. Reference categories: “High school degree” (education); “Household income, bottom quartile” (inc.).