Table A1.
Logistic Regression on Catholic School Attendance
| Coef. | Robust SE | z | P>|z| | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous academic performance | ||||
| 10th -grade math score | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.45 | 0.00 |
| Demographics & family background | ||||
| Age | −0.11 | 0.08 | −1.42 | 0.16 |
| Male | 0.16 | 0.08 | 2.10 | 0.04 |
| Asian | 0.71 | 0.70 | 1.02 | 0.31 |
| Black | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.68 |
| Hispanic | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.58 |
| Other race | 0.95 | 0.42 | 2.24 | 0.03 |
| Immigrant | −0.25 | 0.17 | −1.5 | 0.13 |
| English as native language | 0.93 | 0.16 | 5.78 | 0.00 |
| Step parent | −0.50 | 0.13 | −3.76 | 0.00 |
| Single parent | −0.25 | 0.11 | −2.26 | 0.02 |
| No parent | −0.13 | 0.24 | −0.55 | 0.59 |
| Number of siblings | −0.03 | 0.04 | −0.67 | 0.50 |
| Mother does not work | 0.44 | 0.12 | 3.73 | 0.00 |
| Mother works part time | 0.15 | 0.12 | 1.29 | 0.20 |
| Socioeconomic status | 0.51 | 0.12 | 4.09 | 0.00 |
| Catholic church affiliation | 2.41 | 0.11 | 21.59 | 0.00 |
| Policy variable | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.76 |
| Public aid available for Catholic schooling | ||||
| Spatial characteristics | ||||
| Neighborhood segregation | −1.25 | 0.39 | −3.12 | 0.01 |
| Neighborhood crime: moderate | 0.25 | 0.14 | 1.74 | 0.08 |
| Neighborhood crime: high | 0.60 | 0.29 | 2.04 | 0.04 |
| Neighborhood poverty rate | 2.45 | 1.64 | 1.49 | 0.14 |
| # public schools within 6 miles | 0.04 | 0.01 | 6.24 | 0.00 |
| Cross school districts | 1.76 | 0.09 | 19.12 | 0.00 |
| Urban | 0.84 | 0.26 | 3.17 | 0.02 |
| Northeast | 0.38 | 0.12 | 3.12 | 0.00 |
| Midwest | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.73 | 0.47 |
| West | −0.44 | 0.13 | −3.29 | 0.00 |
| Interaction terms | ||||
| Black * immigrant | 0.46 | 0.34 | 1.35 | 0.18 |
| Asian * immigrant | 0.08 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 0.88 |
| Hispanic * immigrant | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| Other race * immigrant | −0.07 | 0.43 | −0.17 | 0.86 |
| Black * SES | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.66 | 0.51 |
| Asian * SES | 0.26 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 0.24 |
| Hispanic * SES | 1.04 | 0.17 | 6.21 | 0.00 |
| Other race * SES | −0.10 | 0.29 | −0.32 | 0.75 |
| Black * mother not work | −0.06 | 0.33 | −0.20 | 0.84 |
| Asian * mother not work | 0.40 | 0.39 | 1.03 | 0.30 |
| Hispanic * mother not work | −0.25 | 0.26 | −0.97 | 0.33 |
| Other race * mother not work | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Black * mother works PT | 0.67 | 0.35 | 1.89 | 0.06 |
| Asian * mother works PT | −0.36 | 0.48 | −0.74 | 0.46 |
| Hispanic * mother works PT | −0.12 | 0.30 | −0.39 | 0.70 |
| Other race * mother works PT | −0.66 | 0.61 | −1.08 | 0.28 |
| Black * # siblings | −0.18 | 0.08 | −2.18 | 0.03 |
| Asian * # siblings | −0.34 | 0.15 | −2.27 | 0.02 |
| Hispanic * # siblings | −0.32 | 0.09 | −3.61 | 0.00 |
| Other race * # siblings | −0.24 | 0.13 | −1.83 | 0.07 |
| # siblings * SES| | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1.17 | 0.24 |
| Black * Catholic Affiliation | −0.81 | 0.29 | −2.79 | 0.01 |
| Asian * Catholic Affiliation | −0.82 | 0.36 | −2.28 | 0.02 |
| Hispanic * Catholic Affiliation | −0.11 | 0.35 | −0.3 | 0.77 |
| Other race * Catholic Affiliation | −0.50 | 0.40 | −1.23 | 0.22 |
| Urban * neighborhood segregation | 1.91 | 0.40 | 4.72 | 0.00 |
| Black*urban*neighborhood segregation | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 0.38 |
| Asian*urban*neighborhood segregation | 0.80 | 0.67 | 1.19 | 0.24 |
| Hispanic*urban*neighborhood Segregation | 0.53 | 0.46 | 1.16 | 0.25 |
| Other*urban * neighborhood segregation | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.44 | 0.66 |
| Neighborhood segregation * poverty | −9.88 | 2.84 | −3.48 | 0.00 |
| Urban* # public schools in 6 miles | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.98 | 0.51 |
Note: The number of observations is 9,240. According to the rules and regulations for the use of NCES restricted datasets, the numbers of observations reported throughout the document are rounded by 10 digits.
Wald Chi2= 1396.05; prob> Chi2=0.0000; log pseudo likelihood=-1462.67; pseudo R2=0.305.