Table 3.
Multivariate Analysis of the Correlates of Financial Help and Help when Ill Given to and Received from Family Members among African Americans
Receive Financial Help B(SE) | Provide Financial Help B(SE) | Receive Help when Ill B(SE) | Provide Help when Ill B(SE) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | −0.01(0.00)*** | −0.00(0.00) | 0.00(0.00) | 0.00(0.00)* |
Gender | ||||
Male | −0.01(0.04) | −0.05(0.05) | −0.07(0.06) | −0.18(0.04)*** |
Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Education | −0.03(0.01)* | −0.01(0.01) | −0.04(0.01)*** | −0.04(0.01)*** |
Family Income | 0.00(0.00) | 0.01(0.00) | −0.00(0.00) | −0.00(0.00) |
Material Hardship | 0.03(0.01) | −0.01(0.01) | −0.02(0.02) | −0.01(0.01) |
Employment Status | ||||
Employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 0.13(0.08) | −0.08(0.07) | 0.02(0.08) | 0.04(0.06) |
Not in the Labor Force | 0.15(0.06)* | −0.03(0.07) | 0.18(0.06)** | −0.02(0.06) |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cohabit | 0.16(0.09) | 0.09(0.11) | −0.00(0.10) | 0.03(0.08) |
Separated | 0.08(0.10) | −0.11(0.09) | 0.01(0.08) | −0.12(0.10) |
Divorced | 0.11(0.07) | −0.15(0.07)* | 0.05(0.09) | −0.16(0.08) |
Widowed | 0.29(0.11)* | −0.09(0.10) | 0.24(0.11)* | −0.23(0.11)* |
Never Married | 0.36(0.07)*** | 0.12(0.07) | 0.33(0.08)*** | 0.17(0.07)* |
Region | ||||
Northeast | 0.01(0.06) | −0.02(0.10) | −0.11(0.09) | −0.13(0.05)** |
North Central | 0.03(0.06) | −0.07(0.05) | −0.06(0.05) | −0.04(0.06) |
South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West | −0.27(0.05)*** | −0.15(0.08) | −0.36(0.13)** | −0.19(0.12) |
Frequency of Family Contact | 0.01(0.02) | 0.05(0.03) | 0.05(0.02)* | 0.06(0.02)** |
Subjective Family Closeness | 0.24(0.04)*** | 0.06(0.05) | 0.40(0.04)*** | 0.23(0.04)*** |
R2 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
F | 52.24 | 4.44 | 48.49 | 22.99 |
Prob > F | <0.0001 | 0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
N | 2057 | 2058 | 2066 | 2071 |
B= regression coefficient; SE= standard error;
Note: Significance test of the individual parameter estimates were based on a complex design-corrected t-test.
p < .05;
p< .01;
p < .001