Table 3.
Marginal Effects from Logit Models Predicting whether Respondents Lost a Child Alter (for reasons other than death) between Waves 1 and 2 (N = 1,456).a
| Predictor | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race (ref = White) |
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| African American | .110* (.045) |
.130** (.048) |
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| Other race | .163 (.086) |
.084 (.088) |
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| Education (ref = More than high school) |
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| Less than high school | .142** (.044) |
.170** (.054) |
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| High school or equivalent | .004 (.034) |
.017 (.034) |
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| Hispanic | .013 (.069) |
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| Average frequency of contact with child network alters W1 | −.116*** (.019) |
−.117*** (.019) |
−.097*** (.019) |
| Age (divided by 10) | −.044 (.024) |
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| Female | −.011 (.028) |
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| Marital Status W1 (ref = Married) |
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| Separated/divorced | .052 (.058) |
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| Widowed | −.076 (.043) |
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| Never married | −.241* (.110) |
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| Currently working | .035 (.036) |
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| Network size W1 | .036 (.018) |
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| Number of child network alters W1 | .119*** (.025) |
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| Lives with a child network alter W1 | −.024 (.050) |
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| Proportion of kin in network W1 | .048 (.101) |
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| Average emotional closeness with child network alters W1 | −.097** (.031) |
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| F(df) | 13.50*** (3, 48) | 14.05*** (3, 48) | 4.28*** (25, 26) |
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001 (two-sided tests). Standard errors in parentheses.
a
Estimates are weighted using NSHAP Wave 1 respondent level weights (adjusted for attrition and selection at Wave 2). All models are survey-adjusted and include controls for Wave 1 self-rated physical and mental health, which are not significant and not shown due to space constraints. Applies only to respondents with at least one child network alter at Wave 1.