Table 6:
Instrumental variables model treating black identification as endogenous using African admixture in state as an instrument
| black | Log income | |
|---|---|---|
| Black identification | ||
| Black or partly black | −0.232** | |
| (0.025) | ||
| Indigenous identification | ||
| Indigenous | 0.697** | −0.044** |
| (0.022) | (0.005) | |
| Partly indigenous | 0.938** | 0.014 |
| (0.042) | (0.013) | |
| Age | −0.004** | 0.008** |
| (0.001) | (0.000) | |
| Years of education | 0.014** | 0.072** |
| (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| Urbanization | ||
| 2,500 to 14,999 residents | 0.083** | 0.136** |
| (0.021) | (0.005) | |
| 15,000 a 49,999 residents | −0.045* | 0.182** |
| (0.021) | (0.005) | |
| 50,000 a 99,999 residents | −0.027 | 0.198** |
| (0.030) | (0.006) | |
| 100,000 and more residents | 0.128** | 0.285** |
| (0.023) | (0.005) | |
| Regions | ||
| Northwest | −0.734** | 0.150** |
| (0.082) | (0.007) | |
| Northeast | −0.604** | 0.020* |
| (0.047) | (0.008) | |
| Center-west | −0.489** | 0.210** |
| (0.024) | (0.005) | |
| Admixture | ||
| Percent African admixture in state | 0.159** | |
| (0.006) | ||
| Constant | −2.680** | 7.322** |
| (0.052) | (0.011) | |
| P | 0.190** | |
| N | 281,233 |
Note: Sample restricted to 10 states for which African admixture information is available.
p<.05
p<.01 (two-tailed tests). Wald test of indep. eqns. (ρ = 0): χ2(1) = 103.24, Prob > χ2 = 0.0000