Table 4:
Predictor Variables | White Respondents (N=8637) | White adjusteda,b | Black respondents (N=1750) | Black adjusteda | Hispanic respondents (N=1558) | Hispanic adjusteda | |
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Positive Social Support | How much do they really understand the way you feel about things? | 1.30 (1.11–1.53) *** | 1.26 (.914–1.73) | .781 (.526–1.16) | 1.13 (.545–2.36) | .954 (.605–1.50) | 1.09 (.339–3.49) |
How much can you rely on them if you have a serious problem? | 1.36 (1.13–1.63) *** | 1.01 (.691–1.46) | 1.02 (.690–1.50) | 1.49 (.679–3.27) | 1.41 (.932–2.13) | 1.16 (.343–3.95) | |
How much can you open up to them if you need to talk about your worries? | 1.33 (1.14–1.55) *** | 1.25 (.936–1.68) | .951 (.648–1.40) | 1.83 (.766–4.39) | 1.32 (.881–1.98) | 3.01 (.574–15.73) | |
Negative Social Support | How often do they make too many demands on you? | .752 (.646-.875) *** | .792 (.594–1.06) | .677 (.467-.980) * | .845 (.373–1.92) | .608 (.387-.956) * | .073 (.012-.428) ** |
How much do they criticize you? | .786 (.678-.911) *** | .813 (.607–1.09) | .861 (.581–1.28) | .988 (.383–2.55) | .897 (.583–1.38) | .087 (.016-.475) ** | |
How much do they let you down when you are counting on them | .866 (.743–1.01) | 1.10 (.809–1.51) | 1.15 (.789–1.69) | 3.74 (1.34–10.48) | .849 (.531–1.36) | .319 (.047–2.18) | |
How much do they get on your nerves? | .745 (.627–.884) *** | .856 (.608–1.21) | .844 (.570–1.25) | 1.07 (.395–2.90) | .910 (.581–1.43) | .639 (.237–1.73) |
-adjusted for age, marital status, education, and 2008 health status
-reference group
indicates statistical significance at p < .05
p <.01
indicates p < 0.001