Table 6

Regression of Civic Outcomes, 2008

Environmental ConservationCommunity ServiceIntention to VotePolitical DiscussionContacted OfficialPersonal Efficacy
BetaOdds RatioOdds RatioBetaOdds RatioBeta
Background Characteristics      
Female (vs. male)-.043***1.173**1.343***-.060***.786***.029***
Ethnicity (vs. White)      
African American-.043***.814***1.317***  .042***
Latino.026** .647***   
Other ethnicity.602***.026**    
Grade in school 1.064** .078*** -.024**
Free/reduced-price lunch .754***.631***-.025**  
Adults in family (vs. two)      
One .850*    
Three or more  .832**   
School-Related Factors      
Positive character.096***1.102***1.100*** .955*.102***
Conflict resolution skill.082***1.064***1.069**.078*** .112***
Academic grades 1.202***1.218*** .830*** 
School discussion climate-.058***.969*1.047**.217*** .044***
School engagement.074***.956*.106*** .030** 
School belonging1.054**1.063**.038*** .078*** 
School support.032**.952** -.026* .071***
Personal safety-.022* 1.065*** .912*** 
Extracurricular Activities      
Sport activities 1.318***1.131**-.057***1.254*** 
Nonsport activities 1.768***1.127**.109***1.328***.050***
Civic Outcomes      
Environmental conservationna1.088***.935**.149***1.271***.250***
Community service.039***na1.543***.063***2.674***.109***
Intention to vote-.027**1.540***na.084***1.503***.046***
Political discussion.152***1.095***1.157***na1.201***.044***
Contacted official.100***2.802***1.493***.107***na 
Personal efficacy.277***1.513***1.215***.048*** na
Adj. R2/model improvement.274.202.136.88.138.346

Note: N = 10,656. Only statistically significant results (p < .05) are shown.

*p < .05.

**p < .01.

***p < .001.

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