Table 3
Logistic Regression of Home-school Status
on Background and Family Characteristics: Pooled
Data from CPS and NHES

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                             |  Regression | Standard |       't'
                             | Coefficient |    error | statistic
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Two-parent family                  0.36 *      (0.18)        2.0
Non-working parent                 1.47 *      (0.13)       11.5

Income squared                    -0.19 *      (0.04)       -4.4
Mother postsecondary educ.         0.57 *      (0.14)        4.1
Father postsecondary educ.         0.33        (0.17)        1.9

Male                              -0.25 *      (0.12)       -2.0
Hispanic                          -0.90 *      (0.24)       -3.7
Black                             -0.39        (0.35)       -1.1
Black * 1994                      -1.55 *      (0.77)       -2.0
Black * 1996                      -1.67 *      (0.79)       -2.1

West                               0.51 *      (0.16)        3.2
South                              0.42 *      (0.15)        2.9

1994                              -0.46 *      (0.17)       -2.7
Intercept                         -5.34 *      (0.22)      -24.7

Observations                     55,204
Null likelihood                  2936.7
Residual likelihood              2660.3
Difference                        276.5
Model degrees of freedom             13
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* Significant at the .05 level.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  September 13, 2001