Table 2.
Ordinal Logistic Regression Models Predicting Perceived Work Trajectories by Race in the NLSMW, 1967-2003
| Variables | Total | Black | White |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, 1967 | 0.748**a (0.608, 0.921) | ||
| Age, 1967 | 0.984 (0.966, 1.003) | 0.998 (0.964, 1.034) | 0.977* (0.956, 0.999) |
| Education, 1967 | 1.119*** (1.076, 1.164) | 1.108** (1.036, 1.185) | 1.107*** (1.053, 1.164) |
| South, 1967b | 1.402*** (1.184, 1.661) | 1.958*** (1.388, 2.761) | 1.304** (1.067, 1.594) |
| External locus of control, 1969 | 1.019* (1.004, 1.034) | 1.044** (1.016, 1.073) | 1.008 (0.991, 1.026) |
| Type of occupation, 1967c | |||
| Clerical | 0.959 (0.741, 1.242) | 1.048 (0.498, 2.203) | 0.967 (0.733, 1.277) |
| Sales | 0.673 (0.453, 1.001) | 0.336** (0.159, 0.709) | 0.580** (0.403, 0.834) |
| Craft, operative, laborers, farm | 0.514*** (0.374, 0.706) | 0.336** (0.159, 0.709) | 0.580** (0.408, 0.834) |
| Private household | 0.511** (0.334, 0.782) | 0.380* (0.171, 0.845) | 0.515 (0.232, 1.145) |
| Service | 0.572** (0.410, 0.796) | 0.523 (0.250, 1.097) | 0.536** (0.362, 0.793) |
| Full-time, 1967 | 1.052 (0.881, 1.257) | 0.733 (0.529, 1.017) | 1.188 (0.958, 1.473) |
| Occupational prestige, 1967-77 | 1.021*** (1.017, 1.026) | 1.033*** (1.022, 1.044) | 1.020*** (1.015, 1.025) |
| Unemployed, 1967-77 | 0.823** (0.718, 0.943) | 0.957 (0.760, 1.205) | 0.780** (0.656, 0.928) |
| Self-rated health, 1967 | 1.140* (1.011, 1.285) | 1.012 (0.814, 1.258) | 1.220** (1.054, 1.411) |
| Health limitation, 1967 | 0.949 (0.785, 1.148) | 0.663* (0.464, 0.949) | 1.088 (0.868, 1.364) |
| Marital status, 1967d | |||
| Divorced | 0.843 (0.657, 1.082) | 0.727 (0.499, 1.060) | 0.974 (0.686, 1.382) |
| Widowed | 0.947 (0.591, 1.515) | 1.122 (0.585, 2.154) | 0.815 (0.404, 1.643) |
| Never married | 0.908 (0.645, 1.279) | 0.949 (0.542, 1.660) | 0.943 (0.604, 1.472) |
| Divorced, 1968-2003 | 0.796* (0.641, 0.989) | 0.761 (0.508, 1.140) | 0.858 (0.662, 1.114) |
| Number of children, 1967 | 1.023 (0.986, 1.060) | 0.966 (0.917, 1.018) | 1.091** (1.034, 1.151) |
| Personal income, 1967 (US$) | 1.046* (1.002, 1.092) | 1.125* (1.009, 1.254) | 1.035 (0.986, 1.086) |
| Household wealth, 1967 (US$) | 0.998 (0.995, 1.002) | 0.997 (0.982, 1.012) | 0.999 (0.995, 1.002) |
| χ 2 | 351.46 | 176.55 | 183.92 |
| df | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| N | 2,328 | 678 | 1,650 |
a
Odds ratio and confidence interval in parentheses.
b
Reference group: other regions.
c
Reference group: professional, technical, and managerial occupations.
d
Reference group: married.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001 (two-tailed).