Table 2. Parameters from Logistic Regression Models that Predict Being "Very" Emotionally Close to Mothers (N= 5,025).
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | SE B | OR | SE B | OR | SE B | |
| Omitted: Less tha "very" close ties | ||||||
| Respondent's traits | ||||||
| Intermarriage | 0.87 | 0.12 | 0.81 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0.13 |
| Race/ethnicity (/NH White) | ||||||
| NH Black | 2.85 | 0.20 *** | 2.83 | 0.21 *** | ||
| NH Asian | 0.80 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 0.33 | ||
| Hispanic (all races) | 1.65 | 0.17 ** | 1.66 | 0.18 ** | ||
| Child of immigrants | 0.78 | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.18 | ||
| Female | 1.54 | 0.09 *** | 1.44 | 0.10 *** | ||
| Age | 0.96 | 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.03 | ||
| Parent | 0.75 | 0.09 ** | 0.75 | 0.09 ** | ||
| Education (/< High school) | ||||||
| High school/GED | 1.01 | 0.22 | 0.98 | 0.22 | ||
| Some college | 1.06 | 0.19 | 1.00 | 0.20 | ||
| College or more | 1.15 | 0.22 | 1.04 | 0.22 | ||
| Labor force status (/not employed) | ||||||
| Part-time | 1.14 | 0.17 | 1.11 | 0.17 | ||
| Full-time | 1.16 | 0.12 | 1.14 | 0.12 | ||
| Mother's and household's traits | ||||||
| Mother's education at W1 (/< 8 grade) | ||||||
| 8<grade<12 | 0.81 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 0.25 | ||
| High school/GED | 0.84 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 0.24 | ||
| Some college | 0.80 | 0.24 | 0.75 | 0.24 | ||
| College or more | 0.70 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.24 | ||
| Family type at W1 (/both bio parents married) | ||||||
| Bio mother and stepfather | 0.73 | 0.14 * | 0.73 | 0.14 * | ||
| Bio mother only | 0.74 | 0.12 * | 0.73 | 0.12 ** | ||
| Relationship to mother at W1 | ||||||
| Emotional closeness | 1.15 | 0.04 ** | ||||
| Frequency of interaction | 1.26 | 0.09 ** | ||||
| Talk about personal problem | 4.12 | 0.98 | ||||
| Constant | 2.16 | 0.05 *** | 7.01 | 0.92 * | 0.81 | 0.13 |
Note: Models are weighted and adjusted for AddHealth's complex survey design.
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