Table 3.
OLS Regression Coefficients Predicting Physical Functioning at Midlife
| Models | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
| Course-taking pattern | |||||
| [ref. All low-level courses] | Mixed low-level courses | 0.134 (0.091) | 0.128 (0.089) | 0.101 (0.089) | 0.093 (0.088) |
| All medium-level courses | 0.261** (0.099) | 0.261** (0.097) | 0.189~ (0.097) | 0.177~ (0.096) | |
| Mixed high-level courses | 0.136 (0.101) | 0.123 (0.101) | 0.061 (0.101) | 0.044 (0.101) | |
| All high-level courses | 0.206* (0.104) | 0.204* (0.103) | 0.121 (0.102) | 0.106 (0.102) | |
| Baseline skills | Locus of control | 0.083 (0.058) | 0.207** (0.067) | 0.207** (0.067) | 0.206** (0.067) |
| Test scores | 0.004 (0.003) | 0.002 (0.003) | −0.000 (0.003) | −0.000 (0.003) | |
| GPA | 0.099* (0.049) | 0.107* (0.053) | 0.079 (0.052) | 0.069 (0.052) | |
| Skill development | Change in locus of control | 0.192** (0.071) | 0.192** (0.070) | 0.192** (0.070) | |
| Change in test scores | −0.001 (0.004) | −0.003 (0.004) | −0.003 (0.004) | ||
| Change in GPA | 0.008 (0.059) | −0.005 (0.059) | −0.012 (0.060) | ||
| Postsecondary attendance and degree attainment [ref. No college] | Some college | 0.321*** (0.094) | 0.305** (0.095) | ||
| Associate’s | 0.177~ (0.095) | 0.166~ (0.096) | |||
| Bachelor’s (nonselective) | 0.335*** (0.089) | 0.295** (0.092) | |||
| Bachelor’s (selective) | 0.388*** (0.094) | 0.360*** (0.097) | |||
| Delayed enrollment [ref. No] | Yes | −0.239* (0.111) | −0.240* (0.111) | ||
| Occupational characteristics [ref. Working] | Not working | −0.219 (0.137) | |||
| Physical demands | −0.047 (0.042) | ||||
| Wage percentile | 0.001 (0.001) | ||||
| Constant | −0.057 (0.764) | −0.527 (0.805) | −0.670 (0.806) | −0.599 (0.816) | |
| R2 | 0.103 | 0.111 | 0.125 | 0.129 | |
Note: All models control for race, gender, adolescent health, family background, dropout status and school-level characteristics (n = 2,990). OLS: ordinary least squares.
***
p < .001
**
p < .01
*
p < .05
~
p < .1