Table 3:
Results of general linear models testing the Interviewer Effects Hypotheses by estimating the influence of objective interviewer and respondent characteristics on acquiescence
| Dependent Variable: Mean ARS | Model 3: Interviewer Experience in Years (n=308) | Model 4: Interviewer Experience Index (n=308) |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer acculturation (more EA = 0): | ||
| Low bicultural | −0.15 (.10) | −0.15 (.10) |
| High bicultural | 0.01 (.08) | 0.01 (.08) |
| More Latino | −0.03 (.10) | −0.01 (.10) |
| Interviewer age | −0.001 (.004) | −0.002 (.004) |
| Interviewer education (high school = 0): | ||
| Some college or technical/vocational school | −0.01 (.08) | −0.02 (.08) |
| 4-year college degree | −0.03 (.09) | −0.05 (.08) |
| Graduate degree | −0.01 (.18) | −0.02 (.17) |
| Interviewer gender (male = 0) | −0.001 (.07) | −0.01 (.06) |
| Interviewer experience in years | −0.001 (.02) | |
| Interviewer experience index | 0.01 (.01) | |
| Respondent age | 0.01 (.001)*** | 0.01 (.001)*** |
| Respondent education (less than 7th grade = 0): | ||
| 7th through 12th grade, no diploma | −0.07 (.09) | −0.07 (.09) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | −0.18 (.09)* | −0.18 (.09)* |
| Some college or technical/vocational school | −0.32 (.09)*** | −0.32 (.09)*** |
| 4-year college degree | −0.41 (.09)**** | −0.41 (.09)**** |
| Graduate degree | −0.44 (.10)**** | −0.43 (.10)**** |
| Respondent gender (male = 0) | 0.09 (.05)# | 0.09 (.05)# |
| Respondent ethnicity (EA = 0): | ||
| Mexican American | 0.29 (.07)**** | 0.28 (.07)**** |
| Puerto Rican | 0.29 (.06)**** | 0.28 (.06)**** |
| Cuban American | 0.38 (.06)**** | 0.38 (.06)**** |
| R2 | .38 | .38 |
| Model p-value | <.0001 | <.0001 |
#
= p < .10
*
= p < .05
**
= p < .01
***
= p < .001
****
= p < .0001