Table 6.
Mean Percent of Leave-Behind Questionnaire (LBQ) Items Missing in the LBQ Attitudes domain (10 items) and Negative Binomial Regression Coefficients Estimating the Log Number of Items Missing by Predictor Category
| Predictor | % of items missing (linearized SE) | B (linearized SE) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group* | |||
| 62–69 years (ref) | 5.58 (0.57) | — | |
| 70–79 years | 8.67 (0.53) | 0.44 (0.12) | <.001 |
| 80–90 years | 13.39 (0.61) | 0.88 (0.11) | <.001 |
| Gender* | |||
| Male (ref) | 5.93 (0.52) | — | |
| Female | 10.38 (0.41) | 0.56 (0.09) | <.001 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White/Caucasian (ref) | 8.02 (0.43) | — | |
| Black/African American | 10.30 (1.00) | 0.25 (0.11) | .033 |
| American Indian | 11.66 (2.87) | 0.37 (0.25) | .143 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 7.03 (2.38) | −0.13 (0.35) | .711 |
| Other | 8.21 (1.13) | 0.02 (0.14) | .867 |
| Education* | |||
| Less than high school (ref) | 10.96 (0.97) | — | |
| High school/Equivalent | 8.72 (0.52) | −0.23 (0.10) | .023 |
| Vocational certification | 8.17 (0.51) | −0.29 (0.10) | .004 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 6.27 (0.49) | −0.56 (0.11) | <.001 |
| Marital status* | |||
| Married (ref) | 5.37 (0.33) | — | |
| Living with a partner | 4.98 (1.53) | −0.08 (0.31) | .806 |
| Separated | 8.03 (2.56) | 0.40 (0.31) | .197 |
| Divorced | 11.98 (1.08) | 0.80 (0.08) | <.001 |
| Widowed | 14.77 (0.56) | 1.01 (0.07) | <.001 |
| Never married | 13.82 (1.20) | 0.94 (0.11) | <.001 |
| Living arrangements* | |||
| Partnered, living alone (ref) | 4.56 (1.44) | — | |
| Partnered, living with someone | 5.29 (0.33) | 0.15 (0.32) | .641 |
| Unpartnered, living alone | 15.34 (0.59) | 1.21 (0.31) | <.001 |
| Unpartnered, living with someone | 14.32 (0.89) | 1.15 (0.34) | .001 |
| Self-rated physical health | |||
| Poor | 7.64 (1.83) | — | |
| Fair | 9.53 (0.70) | 0.22 (0.24) | .362 |
| Good | 8.61 (0.52) | 0.12 (0.24) | .618 |
| Very good | 7.66 (0.51) | 0.002 (0.25) | .993 |
| Excellent | 7.09 (0.77) | −0.07 (0.21) | .727 |
| Self-rated mental health | |||
| Poor | 9.34 (1.51) | — | |
| Fair | 8.81 (0.89) | −0.06 (0.20) | .767 |
| Good | 9.12 (0.70) | −0.02 (0.19) | .901 |
| Very good | 8.03 (0.50) | −0.15 (0.18) | .400 |
| Excellent | 7.07 (0.62) | −0.28 (0.21) | .182 |
| Cognitive functioning* | |||
| Continuous measure (0–20) | −0.06 (0.01) | <.001 | |
| Respondent type* | |||
| Wave 1 respondent (ref) | 8.87 (0.39) | — | |
| Wave 1 nonrespondent | 9.25 (1.79) | 0.04 (0.19) | .823 |
| Partner | 5.52 (0.52) | −0.47 (0.10) | <.001 |
| Biomeasure path | |||
| 1 | 8.99 (0.67) | — | |
| 2 | 7.70 (0.55) | −0.16 (0.10) | .118 |
| 3 | 7.31 (0.57) | −0.21 (0.12) | .083 |
| 4 | 8.30 (0.80) | −0.08 (0.11) | .489 |
| 5 | 9.03 (1.09) | 0.004 (0.13) | .973 |
| 6 | 8.14 (0.74) | −0.10 (0.10) | .349 |
Note. *Global F test is significant, p < .05.