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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2016 Nov 16;23(3):249–275. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2016.1258042

Table 3.

Comparison of path coefficients across racial/ethnic groups

Equation Dependent variable Independent variable / Factor Multiple-group SEM (Unconstrained)

Non-Hispanic Black vs. White Hispanic vs. White Other Races vs. White



Z score Z score Z score




(1) Distrust1 Distrust 2.43 * 0.26 0.41
Distrust2 Distrust −2.89 ** −2.49 * 1.04
Distrust3 Distrust 2.83 ** −0.16 1.82
Distrust4 Distrust 0.39 −0.81 1.45
Distrust5 Distrust
Distrust6 Distrust 3.20 ** 0.51 1.22
Distrust7 Distrust 5.84 *** 2.48 * 1.57
Distrust8 Distrust 2.23 * 0.98 1.16
Distrust9 Distrust 4.23 *** 0.45 1.35
(2) Willingness to help Neighborhood social capital 2.16 * 3.46 *** −2.74 **
Neighborhood improvement Neighborhood social capital 2.12 * 4.16 *** −0.89
Sense of belonging Neighborhood social capital
Trust Neighborhood social capital 2.28 * 0.16 0.49
(3) Distrust Discrimination −0.44 −1.54 1.11
Distrust Age 2.46 * 2.46 * 3.78 ***
Distrust Male 3.05 ** 2.28 * 0.56
Distrust Married or living with a partner −0.70 −1.26 −0.28
Distrust Income level 4.25 *** 1.38 0.86
Distrust High school graduate 2.04 * 2.24 * 1.01
Distrust Some college 3.53 *** 3.47 *** 1.24
Distrust College graduate 4.69 *** 4.01 *** 1.93
Distrust Post-college 3.41 *** 2.99 ** 0.96
(4) Neighborhood social capital Discrimination 3.41 *** 2.99 ** 0.96
Neighborhood social capital Age 0.87 1.60 1.09
Neighborhood social capital Male 3.29 ** 2.02 * 2.55 *
Neighborhood social capital Married or living with a partner −1.98 * −0.69 −0.98
Neighborhood social capital Income level −0.95 −0.47 1.29
Neighborhood social capital High school graduate −1.63 −1.15 0.35
Neighborhood social capital Some college −1.06 −1.64 −0.05
Neighborhood social capital College graduate −1.52 −1.04 −0.02
Neighborhood social capital Post-college −0.52 −1.78 −0.18
(5) Stress Discrimination −0.24 −0.28 −0.27
Stress Health care system distrust −0.57 0.45 0.22
Stress Neighborhood social capital −0.02 −1.63 −0.50
Stress Depression 3.78 *** 3.25 ** 0.63
Stress High blood pressure 3.16 ** 2.79 ** 0.40
Stress Age −1.36 −0.48 0.96
Stress Male −1.88 −0.65 0.86
Stress Married or living with a partner 2.43 * 0.34 −0.29
Stress Income level −1.54 1.08 0.97
Stress High school graduate −1.48 −1.96 −0.24
Stress Some college −0.45 −0.92 −0.06
Stress College graduate −1.14 −0.24 −0.54
Stress Post-college -0.43 0.24 −0.18
***

p≤0.001,

**

p≤0.01,

*

p≤0.05,

p≤0.1