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Table 6 Regression for whites only. HUI3 = f(gender, proxy reporting, education, martial status, income, missing income, BMI, age, US without health insurance, country)

From: Comparing the health of low income and less well educated groups in the United States and Canada

 

Estimated Coefficient

Standard Error

T-Statistic

P-Value

Constant

0.89

0.02

57.31

0.00

Gender (Female)

-0.01

0.01

-1.84

0.07

Proxy report

-0.14

0.03

-4.52

0.00

High school

0.07

0.01

4.84

0.00

College

0.06

0.02

3.73

0.00

University

0.10

0.01

6.54

0.00

Widow

-0.03

0.01

-2.12

0.03

Divorce

-0.05

0.01

-4.15

0.00

Single

0.00

0.01

-0.56

0.57

Lowest income

-0.07

0.01

-5.29

0.00

Lower middle income

-0.04

0.01

-3.12

0.00

Higher middle income

0.01

0.01

1.14

0.25

Highest income

0.02

0.01

2.81

0.01

Missing Income

-0.01

0.01

-0.67

0.51

BMI0 (underweight)

-0.03

0.02

-1.33

0.18

BMI1 (overweight)

0.00

0.01

-0.15

0.88

BMI2 (obese)

-0.06

0.01

-6.02

0.00

Age (45–64)

-0.05

0.01

-7.42

0.00

Age1 (65–74)

-0.05

0.01

-5.19

0.00

Age2 (75+)

-0.12

0.02

-7.20

0.00

US no insurance

-0.02

0.01

-1.16

0.25

Country (USA)

-0.02

0.01

-2.92

0.00

  1. Adjusted R20.14
  2. Omitted categories: middle income quintile ($28,800–$41,999); BMI 18.5–24.9 (normal weight); Age 18–44; less than high school; male; married