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Race and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Study Abroad Participation: The Role of Habitus, Social Networks, and Cultural Capital

Table 3

Logistic regression coefficients of participation in study abroad on race, gender, habitus, social networks, cultural capital, and socioeconomic status. National educational longitudinal study of 1988–2000. . (Standard errors on parentheses).
Independent variables
Model 1
Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Race (omitted category = white)     
 Black
−.964* (.420)−1.059* (.422)−1.071* (.422)−.998* (.425)−.834 (.430)
  Hispanic
−.744* (.315)−1.287*** (.337)−1.239*** (.338)−.911** (.341)−.593 (.348)
  Asian
−.039 (.247)−.809** (.294)−.765** (.296)−.975*** (.304)−1.156*** (.311)
Female
.659*** (.146).633*** (.146).551*** (.148).439** (.156).575*** (.161)
Mother/father family structure
.657** (.213).582** (.214).531* (.215).371 (.218).271 (.222)
Number of siblings
−.084 (.053)−.077 (.053)−.071 (.053)−.026 (.054)−.013 (.056)
Habitus     
  Parent’s nativity
(foreign born = 1)		 1.028*** (.202)1.046*** (.203).942*** (.206).820*** (.212)
  Family vacations
 .282** (.092).246** (.093).149 (.095).043 (.098)
Social networks     
 Intergenerational closure
  .119* (.048).055 (.049).017 (.050)
 Peer support for education
  .152*** (.048).091 (.048).070 (.050)
Cultural capital     
  Extracurricular activities
   .107*** (.032).087* (.034)
  Goes to museums
   .212** (.069).135 (.070)
  Goes to extra classes
   .347*** (.068).182* (.073)
  Household educational resources
   .244*** (.067).063 (.070)
Parent’s socioeconomic status     
  Parent’s education
    .121** (.038)
  Parent’s occupation
    .371** (.120)
  Parent’s income
    .004*** (.001)
Constant
−3.951*** (.252)−4.586*** (.323)−5.790*** (.446)−7.536*** (.599)−8.702*** (.706)
Nagelkerke .031.051.062.116.176
*   **   *** .