Table 2. Bivariate proportional odds and partial proportional odds models for interest in entrepreneurship.
uOR | SE | p | 95% CI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||||
Age | .90 | .01 | < .001 | .88 | .92 |
Female (ref: Male) | .53 | .08 | < .001 | .40 | .70 |
Race (ref: White, not Hispanic) | |||||
Black, not Hispanic | 3.52 | .77 | < .001 | 2.29 | 5.43 |
All other races | 1.39 | .38 | .230 | .81 | 2.40 |
Rural (ref: Urban) | .86 | .14 | .347 | .63 | 1.18 |
Work status (ref: Working for pay) | |||||
Self-employed | 2.25a | .63 | .004 | 1.30 | 3.90 |
1.37b | .37 | .247 | .80 | 2.34 | |
1.65c | .51 | .106 | .90 | 3.02 | |
Retired | .32 | .06 | < .001 | .22 | .46 |
Disabled | .73 | .20 | .243 | .43 | 1.24 |
Unemployed | 1.15 | .31 | .605 | .67 | 1.95 |
Others | .61 | .17 | .085 | .35 | 1.07 |
Human capital | |||||
Education (ref: High school or less) | |||||
Associate’s degree | 1.69 | .30 | .003 | 1.20 | 2.39 |
Bachelor’s degree | 1.69 | .34 | .010 | 1.14 | 2.52 |
Master’s degree and above | 1.50 | .34 | .072 | .96 | 2.34 |
Health | 1.14 | .08 | .047 | 1.00 | 1.30 |
Complete adult education/training | 1.49 | .22 | .007 | 1.12 | 1.99 |
Social capital | |||||
Married (ref: Not) | .81 | .12 | .156 | .61 | 1.08 |
Volunteer (ref: Not) | 1.78 | .26 | < .001 | 1.33 | 2.38 |
Financial capital | |||||
Income | 1.05 | .06 | .379 | .94 | 1.18 |
Assets | 1.00 | .04 | .957 | .93 | 1.08 |
Personal preferences and values | |||||
Meaning of work: Personal | 1.19a | .05 | < .001 | 1.10 | 1.29 |
1.11b | .04 | .001 | 1.05 | 1.18 | |
1.07c | .03 | .005 | 1.02 | 1.12 | |
Social | 1.10 | .02 | < .001 | 1.05 | 1.14 |
Financial | 1.08 | .03 | .005 | 1.02 | 1.13 |
Generativity | 1.14 | .04 | < .001 | 1.07 | 1.21 |
Startup reason: (ref: Work for oneself) | |||||
Make money | .44 | .09 | < .001 | .29 | .66 |
Meet social challenge, help others | .44a | .13 | .005 | .24 | .78 |
.64b | .16 | .069 | .40 | 1.03 | |
.64c | .17 | .100 | .38 | 1.09 | |
Something else / Don’t know | .07 | .02 | < .001 | .04 | .12 |
Note. uOR = unadjusted odds ratio; SE = linearized standard error; CI = confidence interval. For the partial proportional odds models
a odds ratio for very interested vs. less than very interested
b odds ratio for somewhat or more interested vs not very much or less interested
c odds ratio for not very much or more interested vs. not at all interested.