TABLE 2.
Logistic Regression Coefficients Predicting Embarrassment at the Prospect of a Teenage Pregnancy, for Females (N = 6,254)
| Independent variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent race/ethnicitya | |||
| Non-Latino African American | −.69** (.15) | −.68** (.15) | −.71** (.15) |
| Latina | −.60** (.14) | −.43** (.15) | −.95 (.57) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | −.05 (.20) | −.19 (.22) | −.09 (.22) |
| Native American | −.22 (.35) | −.13 (.35) | −.10 (.35) |
| Other race | .09 (.46) | .06 (.49) | .12 (.50) |
| Neighborhood proportion black | −.10 (.21) | .17 (.23) | −.29 (.36) |
| Neighborhood proportion Latina/o | −.64* (.30) | −.21 (.33) | −.63 (.50) |
| Respondent’s age (years) | −.08* (.04) | −.10* (.04) | −.10** (.04) |
| Years at current residence | .02* (.01) | .01 (.01) | .01 (.01) |
| Family structurec | |||
| 2 parents (other types) | −.05 (.11) | −.02 (.11) | −.01 (.11) |
| Single mother | −.17 (.11) | −.09 (.12) | −.08 (.11) |
| Single father | −.22 (.23) | −.14 (.25) | −.14 (.25) |
| Other family structures | −.51** (.17) | −.35 (.18) | −.34 (.19) |
| Born in the United States (1 = yes) | −.29 (.17) | −.38* (.17) | −.36* (.17) |
| Church attendanced | |||
| <once a month | .26* (.11) | .22 (.12) | .22 (.12) |
| ≥1/month, <1/week | .42** (.11) | .39** (.12) | .40* (.12) |
| ≥1/week | .67** (.11) | .65** (.11) | .65** (.11) |
| Had heterosexual intercourse (1 = yes) | −1.03** (.09) | −.98** (.09) | −.98** (.09) |
| In a romantic relationship (1 = yes) | −.14 (.09) | −.16 (.09) | −.16 (.09) |
| Parents’ education (years) | .10** (.02) | .10** (.02) | |
| Household poverty status (percent FPL)b | |||
| 101–200 | .11 (.14) | .11 (.14) | |
| 201–300 | .21 (.16) | .21 (.16) | |
| 301–400 | .41** (.16) | .41** (.16) | |
| >400 | .28 (.16) | .28 (.16) | |
| Missing information | .17 (.13) | .18 (.13) | |
| Neighborhood socioeconomic index | .12 (.07) | .12 (.07) | |
| African American respondent × proportion black in neighborhood | .67 (.42) | ||
| Latina respondent × proportion Latina/o in neighborhood | .59 (.61) | ||
| Constant | 3.22** (.69) | 1.71* (.76) | 2.01* (.80) |
| Model statistics: | |||
| Design-based F-test (degrees of freedom) | 18.34** (19, 1,748) | 15.92** (26, 1,741) | 14.80** (28, 1,739) |
| Incremental F-test compared with previous model | — | 9.13** | 2.04 |
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01; two-tailed tests.
Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Bearman, Jones, and Udry 1997).
Notes: Reference categories:
a
White;
b
Below poverty level;
c
2 biological parents;
d
Never/no religion. Norms are measured by the statement, “If you got [for males: someone] pregnant, it would be embarrassing for you.” Analyses account for sample design effects (weighting, stratification, and clustering).