Table 2.
Multilevel Logistic Regressions Predicting Self-Rated Health (Fair or Poor=1) among Non-Hispanic Blacks
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | −1.250 *** | −1.289 *** | −1.266 *** | −1.188 *** | −0.404 |
| Individual level (n=17,180) | |||||
| NHB (Ref: NHW) | 0.240 * | 0.471 *** | 0.305 *** | 0.008 | −0.936 |
| Gender (Male=0) | −0.151 *** | −0.150 ** | −0.150 ** | −0.150 ** | −0.150 ** |
| Single (Married=0) | 0.249 *** | 0.247 *** | 0.250 *** | 0.248 *** | 0.248 *** |
| Other Marital Status (Married=0) | 0.286 *** | 0.282 *** | 0.285 *** | 0.285 *** | 0.284 *** |
| Age (centered) | 0.007 *** | 0.007 *** | 0.007 *** | 0.007 *** | 0.007 *** |
| High School Graduates | −0.283 *** | −0.283 *** | −0.283 *** | −0.285 *** | −0.284 *** |
| Some College | −0.496 *** | −0.494 *** | −0.494 *** | −0.496 *** | −0.496 *** |
| College Graduates | −0.928 *** | −0.927 *** | −0.931 *** | −0.929 *** | −0.928 *** |
| Post College Graduates | −1.060 *** | −1.061 *** | −1.068 *** | −1.061 *** | −1.061 *** |
| Insurance (not insured=0) | −0.228 ** | −0.226 ** | −0.227 ** | −0.226 ** | −0.228 ** |
| In Poverty | 0.565 *** | 0.566 *** | 0.569 *** | 0.565 *** | 0.564 *** |
| Employed (unemployed=0) | −0.621 *** | −0.624 *** | −0.622 *** | −0.626 *** | −0.622 *** |
| Part-time Employed | −0.328 ** | −0.331 ** | −0.332 ** | −0.332 ** | −0.329 ** |
| Other Employment Status | 0.557 *** | 0.554 *** | 0.553 *** | 0.554 *** | 0.556 *** |
| Neighborhood level (n=925) | |||||
| Poverty Rate | 0.258 | 0.296 | 0.239 | 0.279 | 0.285 |
| Rate of Single Parenthood | 1.019 ** | 0.977 ** | 1.059 ** | 1.079 ** | 0.975 ** |
| Rate of Below High School Graduate | 1.187 *** | 1.149 *** | 1.224 *** | 1.154 *** | 1.173 *** |
| Percent Foreign Born | 0.257 | 0.243 | 0.265 † | 0.242 | 0.253 |
| Segregation: | |||||
| Entropy Index | −0.097 | ||||
| NHB*Entropy Index | 0.355 | ||||
| Isolation Index | 0.121 | ||||
| NHB*Isolation Index | −0.303 † | ||||
| Absolute Centralization Index | −0.104 | ||||
| NHB*Absolute Centralization Index | −0.161 | ||||
| Duncan-S Delta Index | −0.161 | ||||
| NHB*Duncan-S Delta Index | 0.789 * | ||||
| Spatial Proximity Index | −0.856 | ||||
| NHB*Spatial Proximity Index | 1.239 | ||||
| Variance Components | |||||
| Intercept | 0.045 | 0.046 | 0.000 | 0.046 | 0.045 |
| NHB Slope | 0.194 | 0.187 | 0.046 | 0.184 | 0.192 |
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| AIC (Akaike Information Criterion) | 14536.8 | 14534.8 | 14541.3 | 14531.8 | 14537.3 |
p<0.05;
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p<0.01;
***
p<0.001