Higher-than Expected Social Security Reliance Among Educated Black Americans: Minorities' Diminished Returns in National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2023

Table 3.

Summary of logistic regressions with interactions

Odds ratio Linearized Std. Err. [95% conf. interval] p

Social Security Income

Race (Black) 0.55 0.11 0.37 0.80 0.002

Age (Years) 1.09 0.00 1.09 1.10 < 0.001

Gender (Male) 0.99 0.05 0.90 1.08 0.761

Family Structure (Married) 0.82 0.04 0.75 0.90 < 0.001

Employment (Employed During Last Week) 0.36 0.02 0.32 0.39 < 0.001

Educational Attainment

Less than High School Diploma

High School Diploma 0.87 0.09 0.72 1.06 0.179

College Degree or More 0.58 0.06 0.47 0.70 < 0.001

Education x Race

High School Diploma x Race 1.79 0.39 1.16 2.74 0.008

College Degree or More x Race 1.75 0.42 1.09 2.81 0.021

Intercept 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 < 0.001

           

Social Security Disability Income

Race (Black) 1.27 0.19 0.95 1.71 0.112

Age (Years) 1.00 0.00 0.99 1.00 0.028

Gender (Male) 1.19 0.07 1.06 1.34 0.004

Family Structure (Married) 0.78 0.05 0.69 0.88 < 0.001

Employment (Employed During Last Week) 0.33 0.02 0.28 0.38 < 0.001

Educational Attainment

Less than High School Diploma

High School Diploma 0.48 0.04 0.40 0.57 < 0.001

College Degree or More 0.15 0.02 0.12 0.19 < 0.001

Education x Race

High School Diploma x Race 1.15 0.21 0.81 1.64 0.429

College Degree or More x Race 1.64 0.42 0.99 2.70 0.053

Intercept 0.47 0.06 0.36 0.60 < 0.001

           

Disability Benefit Income

Race (Black) 1.26 0.20 0.92 1.73 0.147

Age (Years) 0.99 0.00 0.99 1.00 < 0.001

Gender (Male) 1.23 0.08 1.08 1.39 0.002

Family Structure (Married) 0.85 0.06 0.74 0.97 0.014

Employment (Employed During Last Week) 0.31 0.02 0.26 0.36 < 0.001

Educational Attainment

Less than High School Diploma

High School Diploma 0.46 0.04 0.38 0.55 < 0.001

College Degree or More 0.13 0.02 0.11 0.17 < 0.001

Education x Race

High School Diploma x Race 1.16 0.22 0.80 1.69 0.427

College Degree or More x Race 1.40 0.43 0.76 2.55 0.279

Intercept 0.48 0.07 0.36 0.63 < 0.001

           

Income From Public Assistance

Race (Black) 1.28 0.34 0.76 2.15 0.360

Age (Years) 0.98 0.00 0.98 0.99 < 0.001

Gender (Male) 0.64 0.06 0.53 0.78 < 0.001

Family Structure (Married) 0.72 0.09 0.56 0.92 0.009

Employment (Employed During Last Week) 0.57 0.06 0.46 0.70 < 0.001

Educational Attainment

Less than High School Diploma

High School Diploma 0.62 0.10 0.46 0.84 0.002

College Degree or More 0.19 0.04 0.13 0.28 < 0.001

Education x Race

High School Diploma x Race 1.24 0.37 0.69 2.22 0.467

College Degree or More x Race 2.69 1.03 1.27 5.70 0.010

Intercept 0.23 0.05 0.15 0.34 < 0.001

Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2023.