TABLE 3.
Logistic Regression Coefficients Predicting Teen Childbearing Using Distress and Controls (N = 6,737)
| Wave 1 Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distress scale (0–3) | .73** | (.09) | .07 | (.13) | ||
| Moderate distressa | .11 | (.23) | ||||
| High distressa | −.66 | (.34) | ||||
| Parents’ education (years) | −.15** | (.03) | −.15** | (.03) | ||
| Household poverty status (% FPL)b | ||||||
| 0–100 | .60* | (.26) | .43 | (.35) | ||
| 101–200 | .65* | (.26) | .61* | (.31) | ||
| 201–300 | .40 | (.23) | .37 | (.30) | ||
| 301–400 | −.26 | (.30) | −.65 | (.40) | ||
| Missing income | .62** | (.24) | .64** | (.23) | ||
| Race-ethnicityc | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | .33* | (.17) | .35* | (.17) | ||
| Hispanic | .32* | (.15) | .34* | (.15) | ||
| American Indian | .35 | (.61) | .39 | (.57) | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | −.02 | (.33) | −.00 | (.33) | ||
| Other race | .47 | (.60) | .42 | (.61) | ||
| Grade point averaged | ||||||
| 1–3 | .79** | (.17) | .78** | (.17) | ||
| 3–3.49 | .27 | (.20) | .27 | (.20) | ||
| Missing GPA | 1.10** | (.20) | 1.10** | (.21) | ||
| School attachment scale (1–5) | −.06 | (.06) | −.06 | (.06) | ||
| Age at Wave I (years) | −.45** | (.04) | −.45** | (.05) | ||
| Family structuree | ||||||
| 2 parents (other types) | .71** | (.14) | .71** | (.14) | ||
| Single mother | .46** | (.12) | .44** | (.13) | ||
| Single father | .36 | (.37) | .36 | (.36) | ||
| Other family structure | .69** | (.23) | .68** | (.23) | ||
| Church attendancef | ||||||
| Never/no religion | −.08 | (.16) | −.08 | (.16) | ||
| < Once/month | .12 | (.15) | .11 | (.15) | ||
| ≥ Once/month and < once/week | .27 | (.14) | .28* | (.14) | ||
| U.S.-born (1 = yes) | .47 | (.28) | .47 | (.29) | ||
| Satisfaction with parent relationship | −.14* | (.06) | −.15* | (.06) | ||
| Had vaginal intercourse (1 = yes) | .94** | (.13) | .94** | (.13) | ||
| In a romantic relationship (1 = yes) | .35** | (.12) | .36** | (.13) | ||
| Distress × poverty interactionsg | ||||||
| Moderate × 0–100% FPL | −.00 | (.38) | ||||
| High × 0–100% FPL | 1.44** | (.53) | ||||
| Constant | −2.47** | (.11) | 5.26** | (1.05) | 5.42** | (1.07) |
| F-test for model fit (df) | 65.84** | (1,130) | 14.86** | (28,103) | 12.31** | (37,91) |
| F-test compared to previous model | — | 10.38** | — | |||
Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (1995)
Notes: Reference categories:
a
Low distress;
b
> 400% FPL;
c
Non-Hispanic White;
d
3.5–4;
e
2 biological parents;
f
Never/no Religion;
g
Interactions of distress with other poverty categories were not significant and are excluded here.
Analyses account for sample design effects (weighting, stratification, and clustering).
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01; two-tailed tests. Standard errors in parentheses.