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. 2012 Oct 31;91(2):397–422. doi: 10.1093/sf/sos174

Table 2:

Entry to the U.S. Armed Forces by Status Profiles: Odds Ratios (N = 6,832)

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Cluster groups
 Most privileged 1.26 .81 .91 .96
 Highly disadvantaged 1 1 1 1
 Well-off strivers 1.02 .65 .72 .76
 Well-off underachievers 1.87** 1.38 1.58* 1.55*
 Strivers 1.42 .93 .99 1.02
 Underachievers 1.69** 1.51* 1.71** 1.70**
 Model students 1.95*** 1.28 1.47 1.53*
 Well-off inept students .83 .67 .72 .71
High school graduation status
 High school diploma 1 1 1
 Ged or certificate .45*** .45*** .44***
 Not completed .04*** .04*** .04***
Control variables
 School grade at Wave I 1.04 1.05
 White (non-Hispanic) 1 1
 Black 1.48** 1.47**
 Asian .59 .58
 Hispanic 1.34 1.32
 BMI at Wave I .93*** .93***
 Physical fighting 1.31*

* p<.05 ** p<.01 *** p<.001