Table 2.

Betas from regressions for the effects of civil union passage on stigma consciousness, perceived discrimination, and depressive symptoms

	Panel A: Stigma consciousness						Panel B: Discrimination						Panel C: Depressive symptoms
	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)	β	(SE)
Civil union legislation
Pre-legislation (ref.)
Bill signed	−0.07	0.06	−0.14	0.08†	−0.20	0.14	−0.09	0.17	−0.20	0.32	−0.25	0.33	−1.12	0.65†	−2.12	0.79**	−0.48	1.41
Bill enacted	−0.18	0.05***	−0.24	0.07***	−0.43	0.13***	−0.26	0.15†	−0.31	0.20	−0.37	0.32	−0.18	0.56	−0.26	0.72	2.17	1.36†
Race/Ethnicity
Black/Latina (ref.)
White	0.06	0.05	−0.04	0.08†	−0.06	0.06	0.50	0.14**	0.40	0.22†	−0.52	0.15**	1.10	0.55*	0.34	0.82	−1.16	0.55*
Age	−0.01	0.00**	−0.01	0.00**	−0.01	0.00**	−0.03	0.01***	−0.02	0.00***	−0.03	0.01***	−0.03	0.02†	−0.03	0.02*	−0.04	0.02
Education
High school or less (ref.)
Some college	0.02	0.07	0.01	0.07	−0.16	0.13	−0.22	0.17	−0.12	0.18	−0.23	0.29**	−1.45	0.69*	−1.60	0.68*	0.08	1.25
College graduate	0.17	0.07*	0.15	0.07*	−0.02	0.12	−0.59	0.19**	−0.51	0.19**	−0.82	0.31**	−2.99	0.72***	−3.13	0.72***	−1.77	1.26
Sexual Orientation
Exclusively lesbian (ref.)
Mostly lesbian	0.13	0.06†	0.12	0.07†	0.13	0.06*	0.22	0.17	0.20	0.17	0.22	0.17	−0.47	0.68	−0.52	0.67	−0.58	0.68
Bisexual	0.09	0.06	0.08	0.06	0.10	0.06†	0.01	0.16	0.03	0.16	−0.01	0.16	1.29	0.62*	1.17	0.62*	1.01	0.62†
Relationship status
In a relationship (ref.)
Widowed/separated	−0.02	0.23	−0.01	0.12	−0.02	0.12	0.47	0.30	0.40	0.31	0.36	0.30	3.22	1.21**	3.06	1.21**	3.19	1.21**
Single	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.05	−0.03	0.14	−0.04	0.41	−0.07	0.14	1.29	0.62*	1.34	0.52**	1.32	0.52*
Kid in house	0.03	0.12	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.06	0.26	0.16†	0.26	0.16†	0.29	0.16†	0.76	0.61	0.83	0.61	−0.73	0.61
Bill signed × White			0.20	0.13					0.24	0.36					3.26	1.39*
Bill enacted × White			0.17	0.11†					0.14	0.29					0.41	1.11
Bill signed × some college					0.13	0.18					−0.35	0.44					−1.81	(1.77)
Bill enacted × some college					0.33	0.17*					0.15	0.41					−2.52	(1.66)
Bill signed × college graduate					0.17	0.17					0.68	0.42					0.57	(1.72)
Bill enacted × college graduate					0.31	0.16*					0.14	0.40					−2.95	(1.57)†

Source: Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Survey; N =517

Notes:

^†p < .10,

^*p < .05,

^** p < .01,

^***p < .001;

SE =Standard Error; Regression type in parentheses; N =517