Table 5.
Structural Coefficients in Preferred Model for Depression
| Exogenous Variable | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endogenous Variable | Childhood SES | Childhood Health | Education | SES in 1975 | SES in 1993 | Health in 1993 | SES in 2004 | Health in 2004 |
| Men and Women | ||||||||
| Childhood SES | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Childhood Health | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Education |
.71 (25.39) |
.01 (.48) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| SES in 1975 |
−.08 (−3.61) |
— |
.81 (47.25) |
— | — | — | — | — |
| SES in 1993 | — | — | — |
.88 (44.94) |
— | — | — | — |
| Health in 1993 | — |
−.24 (−6.98) |
.03 (1.06) |
— |
−.11 (−4.65) |
— | — | — |
| SES in 2005 | — | — | — | — |
.80 (37.01) |
— | — | — |
| Health in 2005 | — | — | — | — | — |
.53 (35.61) |
−.11 (−4.65) |
— |
Note: See text for description of sample selection, variable construction and model specification. Numbers in parentheses are t-statistics; bolded coefficients are significant at the .05 level.