Table 3.
Oaxaca–Blinder Regression Decomposition for Racial/Ethnic Group for 1998–2004 and 2004–2010
| Period 1: 1998–2004 | Period 2: 2004–2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) NHB vs. NHW | Pr (death by 2004) | SE | p Value | Pr (death by 2010) | SE | p Value |
| NHB | 0.0983 | 0.007 | .0000*** | 0.1174 | 0.009 | .000*** |
| NHW | 0.0626 | 0.003 | .0000*** | 0.0636 | 0.003 | .000*** |
| Δ (NHB−NHW) | 0.0357 | 0.007 | .0000*** | 0.0538 | 0.010 | .000*** |
| Explained Δ | 0.0321 | 0.005 | .0000*** | 0.0374 | 0.006 | .000*** |
| Unexplained Δ | 0.0036 | 0.005 | .4318 | 0.0164 | 0.008 | .044 |
| Contributions to explained Δ | % Explained | p Value | % Explained | p Value | ||
| Nonfinancial factors | 7.4 | .505 | −19.4 | .080 | ||
| Financial factors | 53.1 | .001** | 40.0 | .003** | ||
| Insurance | 8.0 | .115 | 16.2 | .023* | ||
| Health status | 50.1 | .000*** | 55.8 | .000*** | ||
| Health behaviors | 6.9 | .378 | 11.3 | .125 | ||
| Social network | −25.4 | .005** | −3.8 | .725 | ||
| (2) HE vs. NHW | Pr (death by 2004) | SE | p Value | Pr (death by 2010) | SE | p Value |
| HE | 0.0685 | 0.010 | .000*** | 0.0615 | 0.012 | .000*** |
| NHW | 0.0626 | 0.003 | .000*** | 0.0636 | 0.003 | .000*** |
| Δ (HE − NHW) | 0.0059 | 0.011 | .580 | −0.0021 | 0.012 | .858 |
| Explained Δ | 0.0096 | 0.005 | .044* | 0.0157 | 0.005 | .004** |
| Unexplained Δ | −0.0037 | 0.010 | .706 | −0.0178 | 0.010 | .076 |
| Contributions to explained Δ | % Explained | p Value | % Explained | p Value | ||
| Nonfinancial factors | −15.1 | .660 | −43.1 | .250 | ||
| Financial factors | 100.2 | .006** | 35.5 | .102 | ||
| Insurance | 18.9 | .181 | 34.8 | .058 | ||
| Health status | 109.8 | .004** | 107.4 | .001** | ||
| Health behaviors | −15.6 | .109 | 1.3 | .886 | ||
| Social network | −98.2 | .059 | −35.9 | .292 | ||
| (3) HS vs. NHW | Pr (death by 2004) | SE | p Value | Pr (death by 2010) | SE | p Value |
| HS | 0.0447 | 0.010 | .000*** | 0.0723 | 0.016 | .000*** |
| NHW | 0.0626 | 0.003 | .000*** | 0.0636 | 0.003 | .000*** |
| Δ (HS − NHW) | −0.0179 | 0.010 | .084 | 0.0087 | 0.016 | .583 |
| Explained Δ | 0.0165 | 0.006 | .004** | 0.0254 | 0.010 | .014* |
| Unexplained Δ | −0.0343 | 0.007 | .000*** | −0.0167 | 0.011 | .145 |
| Contributions to explained Δ | % Explained | p Value | % Explained | p Value | ||
| Nonfinancial factors | −7.8 | .796 | −41.4 | .328 | ||
| Financial factors | 58.2 | .014* | 39.1 | .070 | ||
| Insurance | 14.4 | .187 | 25.5 | .120 | ||
| Health status | 62.8 | .000*** | 99.7 | .000*** | ||
| Health behaviors | 4.9 | .564 | 1.6 | .893 | ||
| Social network | −32.5 | .034* | −24.5 | .211 | ||
Notes: HE = English-speaking Hispanics; HS = Spanish-speaking Hispanics; NHB = non-Hispanic Black (Blacks); NHW = non-Hispanic Whites (Whites). All statistical tests are compared to the referent group (“‘NHW’”). Δ = changes; Pr = probability; SE = standard error.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.