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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Indic Res. 2012 Feb 18;111(1):307–326. doi: 10.1007/s11205-012-0007-y

Table 7.

Coefficient Estimates from Multivariable Linear Regression Models of County-Level Social Capital as Predictors of Population Health

PSCI RGFI BRFSS
Premature Death β −.09** −.22** −.24**
N 3038 3016 2254

Average Poor Physical Health
Days
β −.11** −.43** −.28**
N 2926 2909 2292

Average Poor Mental Health
Days
β −.04* −.40** −.32**
N 2929 2912 2292

Average Self-Rated Health β −.12** −.47** −.37**
N 2727 2707 2257

Notes: (1)

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.

(2) RGFI refers to Rupasingha, Goetz, & Freshwater Index. (3) PSCI refers to Petris Social Capital Index. (4) Premature death refers to the loss of years of productive life due to death before age 75. (5) Cell entries represent standardized regression coefficients after controlling for median household income and the percentage of African Americans.