TABLE 2.17 REGRESSIONS
FOR ACTIVITY SERIES -- NATIONAL SAMPLE
We asked our respondents if they had participated
in each of 10 "activities that relate to the past. . .during the last 12
months." The table below reports the OLS (ordinary least squares) Coefficients
for regressions of participation in each of the 10 activities listed under
the table. These regressions are a statistical method for measuring the
extent to which one or more variables (e.g., demographic characteristics
like age or gender) affect another variable (e.g., participation in past
related activities). The standard errors for the coefficients are in parentheses.
Independent variables
in the model |
Dependent variables -- activity series
|
A1
|
A2
|
A3
|
A4
|
A5
|
A6
|
A7
|
A8
|
A9
|
A10
|
Age (Actual) |
(-).002* (.00)
|
(-).007** (.00)
|
.000 (.00)
|
.001 (.00)
|
(-).002 (.00)
|
.002* (.00)
|
(-).001 (.00)
|
.001 (.00)
|
(-).004** (.00)
|
(-).000 (.00)
|
Gender (0=Women, 1=Male) |
(-).021 (.02)
|
(-).066* (.03)
|
.016 (.03)
|
(-).104* (.04)
|
.028 (.04)
|
(-).035 (.04)
|
(-).015 (.04)
|
(-).136** (.03)
|
(-).122** (.03)
|
(-).059* (.03)
|
Education (0 to 20 years completed) |
.000 (.00)
|
.004 (.00)
|
.017* (.01)
|
.013 (.01)
|
.044** (.01)
|
.038** (.01)
|
.015* (.01)
|
.018* (.01)
|
.029** (.01)
|
.023** (.01)
|
Income (6 categories) |
.011 (.01)
|
.055** (.01)
|
.007 (.01)
|
.016 (.01)
|
.019 (.01)
|
.018 (.01)
|
(-).008 (.01)
|
.014 (.01)
|
(-).004 (.01)
|
(-).011 (.01)
|
|
R-square (Adjusted) |
.010
|
.153
|
.014
|
.016
|
.076
|
.054
|
.002
|
.028
|
.056
|
.021
|
Constant |
.961
|
.912
|
.549
|
.391
|
-.053
|
-.156
|
.246
|
.059
|
.113
|
-.040
|
*p < .05 **p < .001
A1 = Looked at photographs with family/friends
A2 = Taken any photos/videos to preserve memories
A3 = Watched any movies/TV programs about the
past
A4 = Attended family or other reunion
A5 = Visited any history museums/historic sites
A6 = Read any books about the past
A7 = Participated in hobbies/collections
A8 = Looked into family history/tree
A9 = Written in journal/diary
A10 = Participated in history-related group |