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. 2019 Dec 11;57(1):373–402. doi: 10.1007/s13524-019-00839-6

Table 7.

Results from regressions of depressive symptoms, functional limitations, and mortality on work history from 1967–1987 with interactions with race

Depressive Symptoms
(N = 2,781)
Functional Limitations
(N = 2,781)
Mortality (HR)
(N = 3,207)
Proportion of Waves Worked, 1967–1987 –0.804** –0.511*** 0.850
(0.282) (0.096) (0.115)
African American 0.606 0.375** 1.242
(0.340) (0.120) (0.185)
Proportion of Waves Worked, 1967–1987 × African American

–0.348

(0.478)

–0.205

(0.170)

0.833

(0.182)

Main Occupation Group, 1967–1987 (ref. = blue collar)
 White collar –0.309 –0.004 0.937
(0.192) (0.111) (0.091)
 Pink collar –0.117 –0.030 1.031
(0.202) (0.071) (0.099)
White Collar × African American –0.040 –0.099 1.120
(0.392) (0.139) (0.219)
Pink Collar × African American 0.610 0.165 1.185
(0.335) (0.119) (0.184)
Average Hours Worked, 1967–1987 0.001 0.003 1.001
(0.006) (0.002) (0.003)
Average Hours Worked, 1967–1987 × African American –0.014 –0.004 0.997
(0.011) (0.004) (0.005)
Proportion of Waves With Reported Discrimination, 1967–1987

1.251***

(0.315)

0.378**

(0.227)

1.210

(0.203)

Discrimination, 1967–1987 × African American 0.322 0.329 1.143
(0.640) (0.227) (0.350)
Average Negative Job Attitude Score, 1967–1987 0.478** –0.055 0.862
(0.156) (0.055) (0.070)
Average Negative Job Attitude Score, 1967–1987 × African American

–0.359

(0.291)

0.096

(0.103)

1.160

(0.153)

Proportion of Waves With Lack of Job Commitment, 1967–1987

0.626***

(0.217)

0.299***

(0.077)

1.040

(0.101)

Lack of Job Commitment 1967–1987 × African American

0.512

(0.428)

–0.162

(0.152)

1.126

(0.193)

Notes: All models include age, baseline health, education, marital status in 1987, children in 1986, interactions for time and waves worked (for depressive symptoms and functional limitations), last valid work status, age at first job, and income in 1987. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.

**p < .01; ***p < .001