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Educated Yet Unhealthy? Diminished Returns of Education for Immigrants in the USA

Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 5. Summary of Linear Regression betweenEducation and Number of Chronic Medical Conditions by Immigration Status

 BStd. ErrorBetaLower BoundUpper BoundSig
Immigrant-.779.266-.159-1.301-.256.003
Ethnicity (Hispanic)-.203.056-.053-.313-.093<.001
Race (Black)-.163.058-.038-.277-.050.005
Working-.406.040-.142-.485-.327<.001
Married-.142.039-.050-.218-.066<.001
Age (Years).034.001.388.032.037<.001
Sex (Female).029.038.010-.046.103.451
Years of Schooling-.070.009-.113-.088-.052<.001
Years of Schooling x Immigrant.049.023.113.003.094.035

Dependent Variable: Number of Chronic Medical Conditions