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. 2020 Nov 2;12:100685. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100685

Table 3.

Negative Binomial Models Predicting the Number of Days in the Past Week with Sleep Difficulty, Adults aged 25–84, National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2018, n = 151,020.

table Times with Difficulty Falling Asleep
Time with Difficulty Staying Asleep
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
b p b p b p b p b p b p
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White (Ref)
Non-Hispanic Black −0.13 ** −0.01 0.04 −0.19 ** −0.12 ** −0.06
Hispanic −0.09 ** 0.02 −0.03 −0.24 ** −0.14 ** −0.18 **



Educational Attainment
Less than High School 0.48 ** 0.63 ** 0.11 ** 0.24 ** 0.38 ** 0.02
High School 0.34 ** 0.38 ** 0.13 ** 0.17 ** 0.20 ** 0.03
Some College 0.32 ** 0.32 ** 0.13 ** 0.20 ** 0.20 ** 0.08 **
College+ (Ref)



Education X Race/Ethnicity
Black X Less than High School −0.31 ** −0.29 ** −0.24 ** −0.23 **
Black X High School −0.23 ** −0.30 ** −0.15 ** −0.18 **
Black X Some College −0.06 −0.08 −0.03 −0.04
Hispanic X Less than High School −0.37 ** −0.17 ** −0.35 ** −0.19 **
Hispanic X High School −0.14 * −0.04 −0.13 * −0.05
Hispanic X Some College −0.04 0.00 −0.03 0.00
Constant −0.44 ** −0.49 ** −0.71 ** −0.75 ** −0.79 ** −1.10 **

*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2018.

Model 1 and Model 2 adjust for Demographic Characteristics: Age, Age2, Region, Marital Status, Number of Children, Nativity, and Survey Year. Model 3 additionally adjusts for Health and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Smoking status, Alcohol consumption, Body Mass Index, Self-reported Health, Kessler-6 Scale, Household income, Occupational class, Hours worked per week, and Home Ownership.