Table 2. Spatial Error Regression Model of Demographics and Service Density on Cube Root of CPS Referrals (n = 288).
Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
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B | SE B | B | SE B | B | SE B | B | SE B | |
Constant | 0.733 | 0.270** | 0.704 | 0.259** | 0.682 | 0.269* | 0.662 | 0.274* |
Demographics | ||||||||
Child Density (per area) | 0.103 | 0.029*** | 0.134 | 0.028*** | 0.081 | 0.030** | 0.101 | 0.030*** |
% Income < $25,000 | -0.009 | 0.004* | -0.007 | 0.004 | -0.010 | 0.004* | -0.009 | 0.004* |
Median Age | 0.045 | 0.007*** | 0.052 | 0.007*** | 0.054 | 0.007*** | 0.055 | 0.007*** |
Average Household Size | -0.614 | 0.085*** | -0.724 | 0.085*** | -0.616 | 0.080*** | -0.705 | 0.083*** |
% Male to Female Ratio | 0.997 | 0.224*** | 0.985 | 0.215*** | 0.650 | 0.234** | 0.872 | 0.234*** |
% Black | 0.028 | 0.005*** | 0.030 | 0.005*** | 0.027 | 0.005*** | 0.030 | 0.005*** |
% Asian | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.005 |
% Hispanic | 0.038 | 0.004*** | 0.041 | 0.004*** | 0.042 | 0.004*** | 0.044 | 0.004*** |
Density of Services (per area) | ||||||||
All Child Welfare | -0.005 | 0.003 | -0.007 | 0.003** | ||||
Substance Abuse | 0.261 | 0.047*** | 0.217 | 0.060*** | ||||
Adoption | -0.005 | 0.174 | -0.123 | 0.186 | ||||
Mental Health | -0.035 | 0.027 | -0.035 | 0.033 | ||||
Housing and Related Services | -0.080 | 0.018*** | -0.075 | 0.023*** | ||||
Parenting and Pregnant Teens | 0.010 | 0.027 | 0.013 | 0.032 | ||||
Special Needs | -0.088 | 0.050 | -0.107 | 0.052* | ||||
Youth Independent Living | -0.055 | 0.054 | -0.053 | 0.057 | ||||
Domestic Violence | 0.351 | 0.109*** | 0.446 | 0.121*** | ||||
Spatially Lagged Density of Services | ||||||||
All Child Welfare | -0.032 | 0.006*** | ||||||
Substance Abuse | -0.053 | 0.150 | ||||||
Adoption | -1.094 | 0.480* | ||||||
Mental Health | 0.056 | 0.087 | ||||||
Housing and Related Services | -0.103 | 0.058 | ||||||
Parenting and Pregnant Teens | 0.013 | 0.107 | ||||||
Special Needs | -0.225 | 0.148 | ||||||
Youth Independent Living | -0.082 | 0.158 | ||||||
Domestic Violence | 0.872 | 0.356** | ||||||
ρs | 0.507 | 0.068*** | 0.496 | 0.069*** | 0.514 | 0.068*** | 0.537 | 0.066*** |
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