Table 2.
OLS Regressions Predicting the Mental and Self-Rated Health of Monoracial and Multiracial Young Adults
| PANEL A: (N=10,535) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | Self-Esteem | Life Satisfaction | Self-Rated Health | |
| Monoracial | −0.53** (−0.26) | 0.24* (−0.14) | 0.18*** (−0.06) | 0.06 (−0.05) |
| Constant | 3.10*** (−0.84) | 17.37*** (−0.46) | 4.18*** (−0.15) | 4.31*** (−0.16) |
| R-squared | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| PANEL B: (N=10,535) | ||||
| Depression | Self-Esteem | Life Satisfaction | Self-Rated Health | |
| Nonwhite-Nonwhite | 0.48 (−0.60) | 0.68** (−0.32) | −0.29 (−0.18) | 0.20** (−0.10) |
| White-Nonwhite | 0.54* (−0.29) | −0.38** (−0.15) | −0.16** (−0.06) | −0.11* (−0.06) |
| Constant | 2.58*** (−0.80) | 17.62*** (−0.46) | 4.35*** (−0.14) | 4.38*** (−0.15) |
| R-squared | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Note: Unstandardized beta coefficients (β) presented and standard errors in parentheses.
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001
Multiracial is the reference group for Panel A
Monoracial is the reference group for Panel B
All models adjusted for gender, age, and educational attainment.