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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2015 May 16;53:218–230. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.004

TABLE 3.

Adjusted odds ratios from logistic regression models of high school graduation

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4

OR d OR d OR d OR d

One Move .37** .20 .52** .29 .52** .29 .52** .29
≥2 Moves .31** .17 .39** .22 .40** .22 .42** .23

Age 1.14** .63 1.15** .64 1.11* .61
Male .79* .44 .77* .43 .78* .43
Picture Vocabulary Test (z-score) 1.77** .98 1.79** .99 1.77** .98
Ever Suspended from School .37** .20 .39** .22 .38** .21
Immigrant 1.41 1.38 1.42

White (OMITTED) --- --- ---
Black 1.76** .97 1.66** .92 1.82** 1.01
Hispanic 1.15 1.17 1.16
Asian 1.86* 1.03 1.74 1.93* 1.07
“Other” 1.66 1.57 1.67
Native American 2.50* 1.38 2.42* 1.34 2.56* 1.41

Parents Married .96 .95 .95
Divorce or Other Family Change .81 .80 .81
Number of Siblings 1.12** .62 1.11* .61 1.12** .62
Public Assistance .70* .39 .70* .39 .69* .38
Housing Subsidy .92 .90 .88

Parent Education - Less than High School (OMITTED) --- --- ---
Parent Education - High School Graduate 1.86** 1.03 1.89** 1.04 1.87** 1.03
Parent Education - Some College 2.19** 1.21 2.27** 1.25 2.23** 1.23
Parent Education - College 3.39** 1.87 3.46** 1.91 3.35** 1.85
Parent Education - More than College 4.67** 2.58 4.67** 2.58 4.68** 2.59

Peer Substance Use (Wave 1) .85** .47 .90** .50 .85** .47
Private School (Wave 1) 1.78 1.75 1.86
Neighborhood Disorder (Parent Report; z-score) .84** .46 .84** .46 .85** .47
Collective Efficacy (Student Report; z-score) .97 .99 .98
Neighborhood Risk (Census; z-score) .97 .96 .97
Neighborhood Mobility (Census; z-score) .92 .92 .93

Rural (OMITTED) --- --- ---
Urban .93 .94 .97
Suburban .95 .98 .99

Peer Substance Use (Wave 2) .89** .49
School Change .61** .34

Constant 6.12 .99 1.07 1.65

N=7,285.

*

.05

**

.01.

OR = Odds Ratio. d = Cohen's d presented for significant effects

All models employ sample weights.