Table 3.
OLS regression coefficients for effect of neighborhood participation on depressive symptoms, Caribbean blacks (N = 601) Source National Survey of American Life, 2001–2003
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, no participationd | 1.83 (1.13) |
1.13a (.48) |
1.24a (.50) |
1.93b (.61) |
| Yes and participation | − 1.30a (.58) |
− 2.04a (.82) |
− 2.16a (.96) |
− 1.50 (.96) |
| Age (years) | − .01 (.05) |
− .010 (.06) |
− .11 (.06) |
|
| Female | − .19 (1.25) |
.02 (1.19) |
.13 (1.04) |
|
| Foreign-born | − 1.39 (.92) |
− 1.15 (.80) |
− .97 (1.09) |
|
| Northeastd | − .33 (1.59) |
− .47 (1.51) |
− .72 (1.53) |
|
| Midwest | 7.98 (5.07) |
7.28 (5.38) |
5.37 (4.53) |
|
| West | − .49 (1.74) |
− 1.00 (2.21) |
1.54 (1.96) |
|
| Never marriedd | 3.41a (1.56) |
2.99 (1.46) |
2.49 (1.33) |
|
| Divorced/separated/widowed | − 1.08 (1.64) |
− 1.27 (1.37) |
− 1.24 (1.52) |
|
| Children in household | .01 (.68) |
− .06 (.60) |
− .39 (.52) |
|
| Homeowner | − .55 (1.35) |
− .03 (1.23) |
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| # Neighborhood resources | − .12 (.24) |
− .11 (.20) |
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| Neighborhood crime | .18 (.80) |
− .20 (.55) |
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| Neighborhood drugs | .04 (.62) |
.18 (.45) |
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| Contact with neighbors | .26 (.35) |
.17 (.28) |
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| Difficulty with neighbors | 1.81 (1.33) |
2.24 (1.29) |
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| Education (in years) | − .42c (.05) |
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| Employedd | 2.45 (1.27) |
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| Not in labor force | 6.28b (1.77) |
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| Constant | 5.29c (.79) |
7.23a (3.10) |
6.62a (2.75) |
15.00c (3.38) |
Standard errors in parentheses
a
p < 0.05
b
p < 0.01
c
p < 0.001
d
The reference categories for Neighborhood groups participation, region, relationship status, are employment status are no groups, South, married/cohabiting, and unemployed, respectively