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High Socioeconomic Status Black Adolescents Attend Worse Schools than Whites

Open Journal of Educational Research | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 3. Effects of Family Socioeconomic Status onResidential Area Characteristics

BSE95%CIp
Residential Area School Poverty
Race (Black)-2.5812.27-26.6321.470.834
Parental Educational Attainment-1.780.15-2.07-1.48<0.001
Total Family Income-4.480.16-4.80-4.16<0.001
Race (Black) x Parental Educational Attainment0.080.32-0.550.700.813
Race (Black) x Total Family Income2.100.291.542.66<0.001
      
Residential Area School Teacher Experience    
Race (Black)12.764.743.4722.040.007
Parental Educational Attainment-0.110.06-0.230.000.045
Total Family Income-0.180.06-0.30-0.060.004
Race (Black) x Parental Educational Attainment-0.130.12-0.370.120.310
Race (Black) x Total Family Income-0.670.11-0.89-0.45<0.001
      
Residential Area High School Graduate     
Race (Black)5.698.78-11.5322.900.517
Parental Educational Attainment0.590.110.380.80<0.001
Total Family Income0.700.120.470.92<0.001
Race (Black) x Parental Educational Attainment-0.140.23-0.590.310.546
Race (Black) x Total Family Income-0.460.20-0.86-0.060.025
      
Residential Area High School Graduate     
Race (Black)49.045.7437.8060.29<0.001
Parental Educational Attainment0.950.070.821.09<0.001
Total Family Income0.030.08-0.110.180.648
Race (Black) x Parental Educational Attainment-1.130.15-1.42-0.83<0.001
Race (Black) x Total Family Income-0.120.13-0.380.140.356

Source: Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD)