Table 2.
Self-Rated Health for the Total Sample Regressed on Extent of Contact with Network (N=2,645)
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | B | SE | B | SE | B | SE | |
| Key Independent Variables | ||||||||
| Female (ref=male) | −.207* | .096 | −.224* | .096 | −.209* | .096 | −.207* | .096 |
| New Diagnosis (ref=preexisting) | .679*** | .096 | .682*** | .096 | .679*** | .096 | .679*** | .096 |
| Extent of Contact with Network | ||||||||
| Contact with Family | .005 | .029 | −.034 | .036 | .005 | .029 | .005 | .029 |
| Contact with Friends | .075** | .026 | .076** | .026 | .094** | .031 | .075** | .026 |
| Contact with Neighbors | .034 | .021 | .034 | .021 | .033 | .021 | .037 | .027 |
| Interactions | ||||||||
| Female × Contact with Family | ---- | ---- | .103* | .050 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Female × Contact with Friends | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | −.047 | .046 | ---- | ---- |
| Female × Contact with Neighbors | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | −.008 | .041 |
| Control Variables | ||||||||
| Number of Close Relatives | .023 | .016 | .023 | .016 | .023 | .016 | .023 | .016 |
| Number of Close Friends | .053** | .017 | .054** | .017 | .053** | .017 | .053** | .017 |
| Perceived Social Support | .063*** | .011 | .063*** | .011 | .063*** | .011 | .063*** | .011 |
| Age (years) | .033*** | .004 | .033*** | .004 | .033*** | .004 | .033*** | .004 |
| Age Squared | .001*** | .000 | .001*** | .000 | .001*** | .000 | .001*** | .000 |
| Nonwhite (ref=white) | .271* | .130 | .265* | .130 | .274* | .130 | .270* | .130 |
| Married/Partnered (ref=unmarried) | −.106 | .108 | −.101 | .108 | −.107 | .107 | −.107 | .107 |
| Education (years) | .107*** | .017 | .107*** | .017 | .108*** | .017 | .107*** | .017 |
| Household Income | .140*** | .026 | .140*** | .026 | .140*** | .026 | .139*** | .026 |
| Employed (ref=unemployed) | 1.049*** | .111 | 1.055*** | .111 | 1.048*** | .111 | 1.051*** | .111 |
| ACS (ref=CHF) | .515*** | .106 | .508*** | .106 | .517*** | .106 | .516*** | .106 |
| Constant | .385 | .430 | .610 | .446 | .274 | .446 | .366 | .440 |
| R-Square | .243 | .244 | .244 | .243 | ||||
Note:
p<.05
p<.01
p<.001 (two-tailed tests).
ACS=acute coronary syndrome, CHF=congestive heart failure