Table 4.
Regression Analysis of the Family Network and Demographic Variables on the Receipt and Provision of Support among Black Caribbean Adolescents
| Independent Variables | Frequency of Receiving Transportation | Frequency of Receiving Financial Assistance | Frequency of Receiving Emotional Support | Frequency of Providing Chores | Frequency of Providing Financial Assistance | Frequency of Providing Emotional Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b(SE) | b(SE) | b(SE) | b(SE) | b(SE) | b(SE) | |
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| Age | −0.14(0.05)** | −0.02(0.04) | −0.17(0.09) | −0.05(0.05) | −0.03(0.05) | 0.02(0.10) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | −0.04(0.18) | 0.32(0.13)* | 0.42(0.22) | −0.04(0.13) | −0.40(0.17)* | 0.34(0.15)* |
| Household Income | 0.00(0.02) | −0.01(0.01) | −0.01(0.03) | −0.02(0.01) | −0.01(0.01) | 0.04(0.02)* |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 0.23(0.08)* | −0.06(0.30) | −0.14(0.25) | 0.07(0.26) | 0.39(0.10)** | 0.13(0.44) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | −0.09(0.32) | 0.11(0.22) | −0.08(0.41) | −0.06(0.10) | 0.21(0.34) | −0.66(0.95) |
| Country of Origin | ||||||
| Jamaica | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spanish | 0.13(0.15) | −0.05(0.17) | −0.02(0.22) | −0.28(0.16) | 0.46(0.08)*** | 0.29(0.10)* |
| Haiti | −0.02(0.13) | −0.09(0.12) | −0.56(0.30) | −0.17(0.16) | 0.27(0.10)* | −0.21(0.25) |
| Trinidad-Tobago | −0.05(0.09) | 0.19(0.13) | 0.25(0.25) | −0.47(0.21)* | −0.17(0.48) | −0.42(0.43) |
| Other | −0.18(0.06)* | −0.17(0.20) | −0.16(0.14) | −0.38(0.11)** | 0.23(0.22) | −0.47(0.41) |
| Family Contact | 0.06(0.02)** | −0.03(0.03) | −0.05(0.04) | 0.03(0.03) | −0.04(0.03) | −0.06(0.10) |
| Family Closeness | 0.19(0.14) | 0.35(0.10)** | 1.41(0.12)*** | 0.33(0.07)*** | 0.22(0.07)** | 0.81(0.11)*** |
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| R-Square | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| F | 350.64*** | 99.72*** | 88.64*** | 67.87*** | 70.96*** | 62.35*** |
| df | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| N | 349 | 343 | 353 | 349 | 309 | 353 |
*
p<.05
**
p< .01
***
p<.001
b=unstandardized coefficient; SE=standard error
Several independent variables are represented by dummy variables. Gender: 0=male, 1=female; Region: 0=Other, 1=Northeast; Adolescent Employment Status: 0=not employed, 1=employed; Country of Origin: Jamaica is the comparison category.