Table 3.
Summary of linear regression on the effects of education attainment and household income on perceived discrimination by race among men in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL).
| Characteristics | Total Sample (n = 1643) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 3 African American Men |
Model 4 Non-Hispanic White Men |
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| b (SE) | 95% CI | p | b (SE) | 95% CI | p | |
| All | ||||||
| Age | −0.12 (0.02) | −0.15–0.09 | <0.001 *** | −0.16 (0.03) | −0.22–0.10 | <0.001 *** |
| Household Size | 0.37 (0.20) | −0.04–0.78 | 0.074 | −0.60 (0.46) | −1.57–0.38 | 0.211 |
| Unemployed | 1.51 (1.35) | −1.24–4.26 | 0.272 | 4.85 (3.45) | −2.49–12.19 | 0.180 |
| Married | −1.15 (0.70) | −2.58–0.28 | 0.113 | 0.25 (0.70) | −1.24–1.74 | 0.725 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| 0–11 | ||||||
| 12 years | 0.15 (1.00) | −1.89–2.19 | 0.884 | −0.47 (1.11) | −2.83–1.89 | 0.679 |
| 13–15 years | 1.87 (1.02) | −0.20–3.94 | 0.075 | 0.76 (1.65) | −2.76–4.28 | 0.652 |
| 16+ years | 0.39 (1.11) | −1.86–2.64 | 0.729 | −0.71 (1.62) | −4.16–2.73 | 0.665 |
| Household income | ||||||
| 1st quantile | ||||||
| 2nd quantile | 0.04 (1.02) | −2.03–2.12 | 0.966 | −5.71 (2.75) | −11.58–0.15 | 0.055 |
| 3rd quantile | −1.40 (1.23) | −3.91–1.10 | 0.263 | −6.12 (2.19) | −10.79–1.44 | 0.014 * |
| 4th quantile | −0.16 (1.27) | −2.73–2.42 | 0.903 | −5.14 (1.93) | −9.25–1.03 | 0.018 * |
| Intercept | 18.01 (1.55) | 14.85–21.17 | <0.001 *** | 22.51 (2.65) | 16.87–28.15 | <0.001 *** |
Notes: Source: National Survey of American Life (NSAL 2001–2003), Outcome: Discrimination (Everyday), Independent variables treated as dummy variables. Confidence Interval (CI); Standard Error (SE). * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.