Table 3.
Total, direct, and indirect effects of race on teleworking: CPS May 2020 through July 2021.
| Race | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | Variation Explained by Mediators (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Effect † | Indirect Effect § | Direct Effect ‡ | Total | College Degree | Occupation | |
| White (Reference) | ||||||
| Black | 0.65 (0.62–0.68) |
0.70 (0.67–0.73) |
0.93 (0.89–0.97) |
83.1 | 25.4 | 63.7 |
| Asian | 1.44 (1.37–1.51) |
1.26 (1.21–1.32) |
1.13 (1.08–1.20) |
64.1 | 18.6 | 31.1 |
| Hispanic | 0.45 (0.43–0.47) |
0.54 (0.51–0.56) |
0.84 (0.81–0.88) |
78.1 | 28.4 | 62.8 |
† Reduced model, adjusting for covariates. § The indirect effect is the difference between the total and the direct effects, and it measures the effect of race through mediators. ‡ Full model.