Table 7

Regression of Civic Outcomes, 2009

Environmental ConservationCommunity ServiceIntention to VotePolitical DiscussionWillingness to Contact OfficialPersonal Efficacy
 BetaOdds RatioOdds RatioBetaOdds RatioBeta
Background Characteristics      
Female (vs. male)-.021**1.155***1.439***-.064*** .031***
Ethnicity (vs. White)      
African American-.066***.743***1.811*** .851***.059***
Latino.036***.592***.649***-.030*** -.019**
Other ethnicity.028*** .725**-.020**.829* 
Grade in school 1.054** .070***  
Free/reduced-price lunch.016*.748***.666***-.019*.920*** 
Adults in family (vs. two)    1.131** 
One      
Three or more      
School-Related Factors      
Positive character.108***1.054**1.041* 1.069***.109***
Conflict resolution skill.065***1.045**1.053*.063***1.066***.112***
Academic grades 1.194***1.154***   
School discussion climate-.025**.960**1.040*.189***1.049***.033***
School engagement.083*** .942***.176*** .023**
School belonging 1.035*1.085***-.029** .052***
School support    1.094***.070***
Personal safety 1.038*1.049* .961** 
Extracurricular Activities      
Sport activities 1.305***1.295***-.028*** .021**
Nonsport activities.036***1.983*** .107***1.151***.035***
Civic Outcomes      
Environmental conservationna1.062***.922***.063***1.120***.254***
Community service.026***na1.621***.074***1.416***.096***
Intention to vote-.029***1.614***na.071***2.629***.044***
Political discussion.063***1.100***1.140***na1.108***.046***
Willingness to.059***1.423***2.588***.085***na.089***
contact official      
Personal efficacy.287***1.463***1.264***.051***1.425***na
Adj. R2/model improvement.237.177.150.241.116.325

Note: N = 15,324. Only statistically significant results (p < .05) are shown.

*p < .05.

**p < .01.

***p < .001.

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