Table 4

Parameter Estimates—Model with Variation in Colleges

VariablesCollege Entry*HBCU§College Degree†Health Professional‡
EstimateSEEstimateSEEstimateSEEstimateSE
Constant−2.765 **  0.061−3.550**  0.228−3.754**  0.433−2.338 **  0.339
Male−0.005  0.017  0.292 **  0.065−0.001  0.017  0.112**  0.014
Black  0.768 **  0.0252.320 **  0.1231.025 **  0.046−0.543 **  0.024
Black*Male−0.226 **  0.015−0.312**  0.054−0.306 **  0.017−0.037 **  0.015
Hispanic  0.440**  0.013−2.099 **  0.010  0.342**  0.016  0.071 **  0.010
Asian  0.527 **  0.012  0.812**  0.069  0.508 **  0.015−0.048 **  0.013
SAT Score / 1000  2.920 **  0.059−0.013  0.138  3.515**  0.374  1.045 **  0.340
Dad is high school graduate  0.228 **  0.029  0.077  0.423  0.208 **  0.039−0.190**  0.035
Dad is college graduate  0.256 **  0.017−0.487 **  0.132  0.306 **  0.025−0.016  0.021
Black*Dad is high school graduate  0.108**  0.021−0.191  0.349  0.136**  0.022
Black*Dad is college graduate−0.046 **  0.014  0.162  0.112−0.360 **  0.016
Mom is high school graduate  0.175**  0.031−0.281  0.441  0.240 **  0.045−0.050  0.033
Mom is college graduate  0.249 **  0.015  0.530**  0.039  0.295 **  0.020  0.060 **  0.018
Black*Mom is high school graduate−0.310**  0.022  0.259  0.371−0.503 **  0.026
Black*Mom is college graduate−0.071 **  0.015  0.034  0.031  0.114**  0.016
Rural−0.188**  0.013  0.173 **  0.035−0.165 **  0.015−0.284 **  0.012
Black*Rural−0.054 **  0.012  0.119**  0.030  0.291 **  0.012
α22 (note: α21 = 1)−0.406 **  0.040
α32 (note: α31 = 0)−0.231 **  0.066
α42 (note: α41 = 0)  0.088  0.075
α44 (note: α43 = 0)−0.112**  0.033
Quality Thresholds¤
Two-year / Four-year Level 1  0.302**  0.003
Four-year Level 1 / Level 2  0.329 **  0.000
Four-year Level 2 / Level 3  0.646 **  0.003
Four-year Level 3 / Level 4  1.434**  0.008
Four-year Level 4 / Level 5  2.083 **  0.006
Covariance MatrixCollege EntryHBCUCollege DegreeHealth Professional
College Entry  1.000
HBCU−0.080  0.128  1.000
College Degree−0.780 **  0.016−0.412**  0.063  1.000
Health Professional  0.057  0.186  0.176**  0.082−0.095  0.2041.000

  • ↵* Refers to individuals enrolling in nonvocational two-year or any four-year colleges or universities.

  • ↵§ Refers to individuals enrolling in four-year historically black colleges or universities.

  • ↵† Refers to individuals receiving a baccalaureate degree from any four-year colleges or universities.

  • ↵‡ Refers to individuals with postbaccalaureate degree who choose an occupation in the health professions.

  • ↵¤ Standard error for each quality threshold is relative to the one before it.

  • Note: Statistical significance at the 1 (5) percent level indicated by ** (*).

  • Source: Authors’ calculations using NLS-72