Table 6.

Results of logistic regression of self-rated mental health on social isolation and covariates by racial and ethnic group

	White		Black		Hispanic
Mental health: good (Ref. poor)	β (SE)	OR	β (SE)	OR	β (SE)	OR
Age group (Ref. 57-64):
65-74	0.057 (0.196)	1.06	0.579 (0.313)	1.78	–0.208 (0.378)	0.81
75-83	–0.004 (0.197)	1.00	–0.408 (0.352)	0.67	–0.334 (0.378)	0.72
Male	0.578** (0.204)	1.78	0.556 (0.330)	1.74	0.602* (0.241)	1.83
Married/partnered	–0.159 (0.267)	0.85	–0.288 (0.312)	0.75	0.080 (0.346)	1.08
College educated	0.687** (0.220)	1.99	1.044** (0.338)	2.84	0.973* (0.414)	2.65
Perceived isolation	–0.856*** (0.155)	0.43	–0.592* (0.247)	0.55	–0.540** (0.207)	0.58
Social disconnectedness	–1.018*** (0.293)	0.36	–0.572 (0.343)	0.56	–0.843* (0.387)	0.43
N (unweighted)	2 ,066		482		296

Notes: Ref.: reference category. SE: standard error. OR: odds ratio.

Significance levels:

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001 (two-tailed tests).