Table 3. Odds ratios from logistic regressions of civic and political participation youth organizing alumni from immigrant families, California Young Adult Study.
| Volunteered | Community work | Online voice | Protested | Registered to vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | |||||
| Family background | |||||
| Politically engaged parent | 1.286 | 1.046 | 1.279 | 0.914 | 0.920 |
| (0.376) | (0.281) | (0.324) | (0.231) | (0.295) | |
| College-educated parent | 1.496 | 0.582 | 1.010 | 0.867 | 0.719 |
| (0.654) | (0.211) | (0.362) | (0.314) | (0.302) | |
| Low-income | 1.974 | 1.198 | 1.419 | 3.149*** | 1.210 |
| (0.818) | (0.491) | (0.561) | (1.371) | (0.534) | |
| Model 2 | |||||
| Family background | |||||
| Politically engaged parent | 1.244 | 1.015 | 1.232 | 0.862 | 0.944 |
| (0.368) | (0.280) | (0.322) | (0.225) | (0.346) | |
| College-educated parent | 1.488 | 0.590 | 0.948 | 0.917 | 0.462 |
| (0.661) | (0.221) | (0.351) | (0.346) | (0.232) | |
| Low-income | 1.792 | 1.086 | 1.268 | 2.860** | 1.044 |
| (0.776) | (0.468) | (0.522) | (1.297) | (0.544) | |
| Youth characteristics | |||||
| Race/ethnicity (ref. Latino) | |||||
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 0.832 | 0.909 | 1.264 | 0.795 | 0.592 |
| (0.246) | (0.257) | (0.342) | (0.217) | (0.213) | |
| Othera | 2.484 | 1.934 | 1.661 | 1.700 | 1.346 |
| (1.619) | (1.065) | (0.773) | (0.822) | (0.865) | |
| Male | 1.102 | 1.137 | 0.957 | 1.594* | 0.498** |
| (0.298) | (0.292) | (0.230) | (0.390) | (0.170) | |
| Age | 1.061 | 1.096 | 1.128* | 0.959 | 1.428*** |
| (0.075) | (0.071) | (0.070) | (0.059) | (0.163) | |
| Non-citizen | 1.251 | 1.198 | 2.198** | 1.989** | |
| (0.426) | (0.387) | (0.672) | (0.606) | ||
| College enrollment (ref. no college) | |||||
| Community college | 0.853 | 0.475 | 0.947 | 0.994 | 3.582*** |
| (0.312) | (0.174) | (0.316) | (0.337) | (1.626) | |
| Four-year college | 1.116 | 0.376*** | 0.995 | 0.787 | 4.270**** |
| (0.409) | (0.135) | (0.328) | (0.261) | (1.900) | |
| Unweighted sample size | 1180 | 1180 | 1180 | 1180 | 1040 |
Includes Non-Hispanic Blacks.
Two-tailed tests: * p ≤ .10, **p ≤ .05, ***p ≤ .01, ****p ≤ .001