Research Article

Self-Rated Health Trajectories among Married Americans: Do Disparities Persist over 20 Years?

Table 3

Models 1-2: self-rated health by age and self-rated health aging trajectory.

Model 1Model 2
bSE valuebSE value

Initial SRH (intercept)2.3580.016<0.0012.3580.016<0.001
 × initial age−0.0110.002<0.001
SRH trajectory (time slope)−0.0610.0050.005−0.0610.005<0.001
 × initial age−0.0010.0010.034

Random effectsSDVC valueSDVC value

Initial SRH intercept, u00.5610.311<0.0010.5510.301<0.001
SRH trajectory slope, u10.1110.011<0.0010.1110.011<0.001
Level 1, r0.5110.2610.5110.261

Note. SD = standard deviation; VC = variance component; Level 2 MIOLC N = 1,785.