TABLE 2.

Ordinary Least Squares Regression Coefficients for Demographic Covariates Predicting Educational Attainment among U.S. Adults Aged 25 and Over

N=921,061
First order terms
Male	0.29 ***
Black	−2.10 ***
Asian	−0.12
Native American	−1.98 ***
Mexican American	−4.32 ***
Puerto Rican	−0.94 **
Cuban	−0.74 *
Foreign born	−0.61 ***
Cohort (born 1909–1928)
Born 1929–1945	0.50 ***
Born 1946–1964	1.01 ***
Born 1965–1982	1.10 ***
Age (25–39)
40 to 59	0.01
60 to 74	−0.43 ***
75 plus	−1.03 ***
Second order interactions
Born 1929–1945* Black	0.91 ***
Born 1929–1945* Asian	0.76 ***
Born 1929–1945* Native Amer.	0.36
Born 1929–1945* Mexican Amer.	1.55 ***
Born 1929–1945* Puerto Rican	−0.18
Born 1929–1945* Cuban	0.65
Born 1946–1964* Black	1.35 ***
Born 1946–1964* Asian	0.90 ***
Born 1946–1964* Native Amer.	0.80 +
Born 1946–1964* Mexican Amer.	2.59 ***
Born 1946–1964* Puerto Rican	−0.13
Born 1946–1964* Cuban	1.15 ***
Born 1965–1982* Black	1.34 ***
Born 1965–1982* Asian	1.34 ***
Born 1965–1982* Native Amer.	0.90 *
Born 1965–1982* Mexican Amer.	2.60 ***
Born 1965–1982* Puerto Rican	−0.42
Born 1965–1982* Cuban	1.14 **
Male* Black	−0.40 ***
Male* Asian	0.28 **
Male* Native Amer.	−0.28 ***
Male* Mexican Amer.	0.03
Male* Puerto Rican	0.16 +
Male* Cuban	−0.44 *
Male* Born 1929–1945	0.15 ***
Male* Born 1946–1964	−0.16 ***
Male* Born 1965–1982	−0.46 ***
Foreign born* Male	0.83 ***
Foreign born* Born 1929–1945	0.15 +
Foreign born* Born 1945–1964	0.90 ***
Foreign born* Born 1964–1982	1.16 ***
Foreign born* Black	0.97 ***
Foreign born* Asian	−1.54 ***
Foreign born* Mexican	−1.83 ***
Foreign born* Puerto Rican	−3.25 ***
Foreign born* Cuban	−0.74 +
Third order interactions
Foreign born* Male* Black	0.48 ***
Foreign born* Male* Asian	0.43 ***
Foreign born* Male* Mexican	−0.53 ***
Foreign born* Male* Puerto Rican	−0.75 ***
Foreign born* Male* Cuban	−0.13
Foreign born* Black* Born 1929–1945	−0.87 ***
Foreign born* Black* Born 1946–1964	−1.11 ***
Foreign born* Black* Born 1965–1982	−1.36 ***
Foreign born* Asian* Born 1929–1945	0.74 **
Foreign born* Asian* Born 1946–1964	0.50 +
Foreign born* Asian* Born 1965–1982	0.68 *
Foreign born* Meixan* Born 1929–1945	−1.68 ***
Foreign born* Mexican* Born 1946–1964	−2.21 ***
Foreign born* Mexican* Born 1965–1982	−1.28 ***
Foreign born* Puerto Rican* Born 1929–1945	1.19 *
Foreign born* Puerto Rican* Born 1946–1964	1.97 ***
Foreign born* Puerto RIcan* Born 1965–1982	2.64 ***
Foreign born* Cuban* Born 1929–1945	−1.16 *
Foreign born* Cuban* Born 1946–1964	−0.61
Foreign born* Cuban* Born 1965–1982	−1.11 *
Foreign* Male* Born 1929–1945	−0.21 +
Foreign* Male* Born 1946–1964	−0.44 ***
Foreign* Male* Born 1965–1982	−0.57 ***
Control variables
Year	0.04 ***
Education question change (=1)	−0.06
Intercept	12.33 ***
R2	0.15

^*p≤.05;

^**p≤.01;

^***p≤.001 (two-tailed tests)

Note: Foreign-born Native Americans are excluded because of small sample sizes.

Source: Derived from NHIS, various years.