Table 3. Weighted multinomial logistic regression analysis of demographic and self-rated health and romantic involvement/desire among Older African Americans, National Survey of American Life (N = 766).
| Romantically Involved Compared to Married/Cohabit | Desire Romantic Involvement Compared to Married/Cohabit | Neither Have Nor Desire Romantic Involvement Compared to Married/Cohabit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| RRR (95% C.I.) | RRR (95% C.I.) | RRR (95% C.I.) | |
| Female (ref = male) | 0.05 (0.00,7.43) | 0.00 (0.00,0.77)* | 0.05 (0.00,1.92) |
| Age | 0.96 (0.92,1.00)* | 0.88 (0.81,0.95)** | 1.03 (0.99,1.07) |
| Age * Female | 1.05 (0.97,1.14) | 1.13 (1.02,1.26)* | 1.07 (1.01,1.13)* |
| Household income | 0.91 (0.85,0.98)* | 0.87 (0.80,0.95)** | 0.84 (0.77,0.92)*** |
| Education | 0.97 (0.88,1.06) | 1.07 (0.93,1.23) | 1.05 (0.94,1.16) |
| Region (ref = South) | |||
| Northeast | 2.38 (1.09,5.23)* | 2.04 (0.53,7.88) | 1.43 (0.74,2.76) |
| North Central | 3.02 (1.56,5.85)** | 3.45 (1.75,6.80)** | 1.40 (0.66,2.98) |
| West | 2.11 (1.10,4.07)* | 1.01 (0.38,2.68) | 0.90 (0.39,2.10) |
| Material Hardship | 1.09 (0.83,1.45) | 1.08 (0.84,1.39) | 1.17 (0.91,1.50) |
| Self-Rated Health | 1.18 (0.86,1.61) | 1.06 (0.79,1.41) | 0.90 (0.71,1.15) |
| F df = 30,4 | 7.91* | ||
RRR = Relative Risk Ratio, C.I. = Confidence Intervals, df = degrees of freedom
* p < 0.05;
** p < 0.01;
*** p < 0.001.