Unequal Benefits: How Parental Education Falls Short for Black and Latino Youth

Table 3.

Predictors of School Performance

  B SE 95% CI p

Model 1          

Age -0.101 0.056 -0.211 0.009 0.071

Male -0.510 0.055 -0.618 -0.401 < 0.001

Black -0.610 0.091 -0.789 -0.432 < 0.001

Hispanic -0.329 0.076 -0.478 -0.181 < 0.001

Mid West -0.119 0.075 -0.266 0.029 0.114

South -0.216 0.072 -0.357 -0.075 0.003

West -0.165 0.114 -0.389 0.058 0.147

Country / Farm 0.061 0.076 -0.089 0.211 0.425

Parental Presence (1-2) 0.323 0.053 0.219 0.426 < 0.001

Parental Education (1-6) 0.257 0.023 0.211 0.303 < 0.001

Intercept 6.099 0.158 5.789 6.409 < 0.001

Model 2          

Age -0.103 0.056 -0.212 0.007 0.067

Male -0.509 0.055 -0.617 -0.401 < 0.001

Black 0.289 0.336 -0.370 0.948 0.390

Hispanic 0.171 0.235 -0.289 0.631 0.467

Mid West -0.114 0.075 -0.262 0.033 0.129

South -0.208 0.072 -0.349 -0.068 0.004

West -0.182 0.115 -0.407 0.044 0.114

Country / Farm 0.072 0.077 -0.078 0.223 0.344

Parental Education (1-2) 0.319 0.053 0.215 0.423 < 0.001

Parental Education (1-6) 0.325 0.033 0.260 0.391 < 0.001

Parental Education x Black -0.197 0.071 -0.337 -0.057 0.006

Parental Education x Hispanic -0.111 0.051 -0.211 -0.011 0.030

Intercept 5.770 0.194 5.389 6.151 < 0.001