From: Defining neighborhood boundaries in studies of spatial dependence in child behavior problems
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 | 255 m | 400 m | 600 m | 800 m | ||||||||
 | b | se(b) | t | b | se(b) | t | b | se(b) | t | b | se(b) | t |
Constant | .056 | .311 | .18 | .045 | .321 | .14 | .046 | .307 | .15 | .067 | .305 | .22 |
Gender (1 = girl) | -.419 | .129 | −3.24** | -.420 | .131 | −3.20** | -.408 | .131 | −3.11** | -.389 | .131 | −2.97** |
Ethnicity (1 = Latino) | .344 | .190 | 1.81+ | .353 | .193 | 1.83+ | .334 | .193 | 1.73+ | .341 | .193 | 1.77+ |
Parental education (1 = <HS) | .146 | .140 | 1.04 | .118 | .142 | .83 | .150 | .142 | 1.06 | .136 | .142 | .96 |
Family income $10-20 k | -.235 | .163 | −1.44 | -.244 | .165 | −1.48 | -.225 | .165 | −1.36 | -.227 | .164 | −1.38 |
Family income $20-30Â k | -.001 | .303 | .00 | .058 | .232 | .25 | .054 | .225 | .24 | .070 | .226 | .31 |
Family income $30 k+ | -.571 | .194 | −2.94** | -.552 | .196 | −2.81** | -.517 | .197 | −2.63** | -.517 | .195 | −2.65** |
No. years in neighborhood | .002 | .005 | .38 | .002 | .005 | .39 | .002 | .005 | .43 | .001 | .003 | .31 |
Total children in household | -.047 | .035 | −1.36 | -.051 | .035 | −1.45 | -.052 | .035 | −1.49 | -.057 | .035 | −1.65+ |
Parental health status (1 = good/excellent) | .058 | .149 | .39 | .051 | .150 | .34 | .045 | .150 | .30 | .053 | .151 | .35 |
Child age | .038 | .021 | 1.80+ | .040 | .021 | 1.88+ | .039 | .022 | 1.81+ | .039 | .021 | 1.85+ |
Geographic peer effect (rho) | .229 | .080 | 2.88** | .217 | .112 | 1.93+ | .279 | .140 | 1.99* | .374 | .158 | 2.36* |