Table 3.

Weighted estimates of job satisfaction on failure to obtain expectations (NELS)

	Job Satisfaction	Odds
Expectation-Attainment matcha
Exceeded	−0.42* (0.21)	0.66
Fell short	−0.67*** (0.17)	0.51
Did not know aspiration	−0.57** (0.22)	0.57
Other aspiration	−0.27 (0.21)	0.76
Occupational SEI score	0.02*** (0.00)	1.02
Logged income	0.05 (0.04)	1.05
Employment statusb
Unemployed	−1.33*** (0.19)	0.26
Not in labor force	−0.93*** (0.21)	0.39
Educational attainmentc
High school graduate	0.39 (0.33)	1.48
Some college	0.15 (0.34)	1.16
College graduate or more	0.44 (0.36)	1.55
Marital statusd
Never married	0.45** (0.14)	1.57
Separated/divorced/widowed	0.16 (0.28)	1.17
Number of children	0.03 (0.07)	1.03
Enrolled in school	−0.57*** (0.12)	0.57
Female	−0.24* (0.12)	0.79
Race/ethnicitye
Black	−0.80*** (0.20)	0.45
Latin	−0.17 (0.19)	0.84
Other	0.06 (0.28)	1.06
Agef
Age 14–15	−0.19 (0.21)	0.83
Age 17–19	−0.02 (0.16)	0.98
Two-parent family	0.21 (0.14)	1.23
Number of siblings	−0.01 (0.04)	0.99
Parent in professional occupation	0.16 (0.17)	1.17
Parent’s educationc
High school graduate	−0.11 (0.30)	0.90
Some college/technical school	0.02 (0.25)	1.02
Four years of college’	−0.24 (0.27)	0.79
Reading test score	−0.02* (0.01)	0.98
Self-concept	0.05** (0.02)	1.05
Constant	1.10
N	10,571
Log-likelihood	−4304.70

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001, Standard errors in parentheses

^aReference category is “Matched aspiration and attainment”

^bReference category is “Employed”

^cReference category is “Completed HS”

^dReference category is “Married”

^eReference category is “White”

^fReference category is “Age 16”