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Racial Gap in Household Income Explains Black-White Disparities in the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment

Open Journal of Educational Research | Vol 4, Issue 3

Table 3. Structural Equation Model (SEM) WithoutHousehold Income as the Mediator

Standardized CoefficientSE.95%CIp
YA Educational Attainment (At Age 22)Maternal Age (Baseline)-0.030.02-0.080.010.173
Maternal Education (Baseline)0.480.040.400.56< 0.001
Father Jailed (Baseline)-0.040.02-0.080.000.037
Sex (Male)-0.200.02-0.24-0.16< 0.001
Race (Black)0.150.060.040.260.008
Married HH (Baseline)0.110.030.060.16< 0.001
Race (Black) x Maternal Education (Baseline)-0.190.06-0.29-0.080.001
Intercept0.960.140.691.23< 0.001
YA Any School Discipline (At Age 22)Maternal Age (Baseline)-0.070.03-0.12-0.020.003
Maternal Education (Baseline)-0.190.04-0.27-0.10< 0.001
Father Jailed (Baseline)0.060.020.020.110.003
Sex (Male)0.140.020.100.19< 0.001
Race (Black)0.160.060.040.280.007
Married HH (Baseline)-0.050.03-0.100.010.078
Race (Black) x Maternal Education (Baseline)0.050.06-0.060.160.388
Intercept1.290.141.021.57< 0.001

*p < 0.05; HH: Household; YA/EA: Young Adult/Emerging Adult