Table 4. 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 Neither Has Nor Desires Romantic Involvement | Desire Romantic Involvement Compared to Neither Has Nor Desires Romantic Involvement | |
|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| RRR (95% C.I.) | RRR (95% C.I.) | |
| Female (ref = male) | 0.95 (0.01,142.44) | 0.02(0.00,12.64) |
| Age | 0.93 (0.89,0.97)** | 0.85 (0.78,0.93)*** |
| Age * Female | 0.99 (0.91,1.06) | 1.06 (0.95,1.17) |
| Household income | 1.08 (0.97,1.20) | 1.03 (0.92,1.16) |
| Education | 0.92 (0.83,1.03) | 1.02 (0.90,1.16) |
| Region (ref = South) | ||
| Northeast | 1.67 (0.69,4.01) | 1.42 (0.51,3.94) |
| North Central | 2.15 (0.91,5.11) | 2.46 (1.11,5.45)* |
| West | 2.35 (0.64,8.65) | 1.13 (0.28,4.47) |
| Material Hardship | 0.94 (0.71,1.24) | 0.92 (0.70,1.23) |
| Self-Rated Health | 1.30 (0.98,1.73) | 1.17 (0.89,1.53) |
| 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.