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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Q. 2006 Mar;87(1):19–35. doi: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2006.00366.x

TABLE 2.

Unstandardized OLS Regression Coefficients and T Ratios (Absolute Values) in Parentheses for Models of Musical Tastes (N = 1,035)

Determinantsa Classical-Omnivoreb Heavy Metal-Youthb Bluegrass-Countryb Jazz-Bluesb
Sex: Male − 0.31** (5.57) 0.15 ** (2.77) 0.02 (0.34) − 0.06 (1.07)
Race: Black 0.01 (0.16) 0.24 * (2.56) − 0.66** (6.76) 0.86** (8.76)
Race: Other 0.07 (0.55) 0.36 ** (2.69) − 0.21 (1.43) − 0.07 (0.52)
Age (decades) 0.18** (10.66) − 0.24 ** (14.42) 0.09** (5.18) − 0.05** (2.73)
City size at 16 0.02 (1.22) 0.04 * (2.28) − 0.08** (3.82) 0.07** (3.26)
Educationc 0.33** (9.28) 0.06 (1.70) − 0.12** (3.19) 0.13** (3.36)
Prestiged 0.02 (0.71) − 0.06 (1.65) − 0.02 (0.47) − 0.02 (0.54)
Incomed 0.07* (2.30) − 0.03 (0.87) 0.01 (0.40) 0.07 (1.93)
Social straind − 0.01 (0.23) 0.05 (1.77) 0.08* (2.39) 0.05 (1.45)
Constant − 0.30 0.71 − 0.14 − 0.21
R2 0.28 0.25 0.16 0.16
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01.

a

Includes set of nine dummy variables representing region of residence at age 16.

b

Standardized factor scale from Table 1.

c

Squared and standardized.

d

Standardized.