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Table 3

OLS regression analysis: predicting police legitimacy

Police legitimacy	Rural				Suburban				Urban
Police legitimacy	β	s.e.	t	VIF	β	s.e.	t	VIF	β	s.e.	t	VIF
Obligation to obey	0.05	0.03	1.71	1.20	0.10	0.04	2.51*	1.18	0.08	0.04	2.21*	1.29
Trust in police	0.26	0.05	5.99***	2.42	0.24	0.07	3.29**	2.65	0.22	0.06	3.49***	2.74
Procedural justice	0.56	0.05	12.08***	2.82	0.45	0.07	6.22***	2.79	0.45	0.06	8.03***	2.94
Police effectiveness	0.04	0.03	1.19	1.38	0.16	0.05	3.37***	1.34	0.11	0.04	2.89**	1.49
Legal cynicism	−0.02	0.03	−0.62	1.14	−0.01	0.04	−0.14	1.12	0.04	0.04	1.13	1.07
Relations with police officers	0.09	0.03	2.91**	1.43	0.15	0.05	2.84**	1.49	0.17	0.05	3.15**	1.70
Gender (male)	−0.02	0.05	−0.83	1.02	−0.09	0.07	−2.29*	1.08	−0.05	0.06	−1.64	1.05
Age	0.02	0.00	0.63	1.15	0.03	0.00	0.59	1.22	0.01	0.00	0.32	1.19
Education (high school and lower)	−0.01	0.05	−0.52	1.11	−0.01	0.07	−0.13	1.05	−0.01	0.06	−0.37	1.02
F	149.73***				65.75***				86.30***
R² (adjusted)	73.8%				72.3%				70.6%
n	476				224				322

Police legitimacy	Rural				Suburban				Urban
Police legitimacy	β	s.e.	t	VIF	β	s.e.	t	VIF	β	s.e.	t	VIF
Obligation to obey	0.05	0.03	1.71	1.20	0.10	0.04	2.51*	1.18	0.08	0.04	2.21*	1.29
Trust in police	0.26	0.05	5.99***	2.42	0.24	0.07	3.29**	2.65	0.22	0.06	3.49***	2.74
Procedural justice	0.56	0.05	12.08***	2.82	0.45	0.07	6.22***	2.79	0.45	0.06	8.03***	2.94
Police effectiveness	0.04	0.03	1.19	1.38	0.16	0.05	3.37***	1.34	0.11	0.04	2.89**	1.49
Legal cynicism	−0.02	0.03	−0.62	1.14	−0.01	0.04	−0.14	1.12	0.04	0.04	1.13	1.07
Relations with police officers	0.09	0.03	2.91**	1.43	0.15	0.05	2.84**	1.49	0.17	0.05	3.15**	1.70
Gender (male)	−0.02	0.05	−0.83	1.02	−0.09	0.07	−2.29*	1.08	−0.05	0.06	−1.64	1.05
Age	0.02	0.00	0.63	1.15	0.03	0.00	0.59	1.22	0.01	0.00	0.32	1.19
Education (high school and lower)	−0.01	0.05	−0.52	1.11	−0.01	0.07	−0.13	1.05	−0.01	0.06	−0.37	1.02
F	149.73***				65.75***				86.30***
R² (adjusted)	73.8%				72.3%				70.6%
n	476				224				322

Note(s): *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. s.e. – robust standard error

Source(s): Table by the authors