Research Article
Neighborhood Racial Composition, Institutional Socialization, and Intraracial Feelings of Closeness among Black Americans
Table 2
OLS estimates of closeness to black Americans.
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
| Neighborhood racial composition | | | | | | Past neighborhood composition | | | | | 0.02 | Current neighborhood composition | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Family socialization | | | | | | Family structure (dual parent) | | | | | | Single parent | | | | | | Dual parent, extended | | −0.05 | | | | Single parent, extended | | | | | | Extended family only | | | | | | Socialization messages (race-absent) | | | | | | White-focused | | | | | | Black-focused | | | | | | No messages | | | | | | Religious socialization | | | | | | Importance of religion | | | | | | Religious affiliation (black Protestant) | | | | | | Mainland Protestant | | | | | | Evangelical Protestant | | | | | | Catholic | | | | | | Others or no religion | | | | | | Individual control measures | | | | | | Neighborhood satisfaction | | | | | | Length of residence | | | | | | Closeness to neighbors | | | | | | Involved in neighborhood | | | | | | Relatives in current neighborhood | | | | | | Health status | | | | | | Number of moves in lifetime | | | | | −0.01 | Male | | | | | 0.05 | Education | | | | | | Employed | | | | | −0.01 | Age | | | | | |
| Constant | | | | | |
| statistic | | | 1.69 | | | Adjusted -squared | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
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Source. Wave 4 of National Survey of Black Americans. Contrast categories in parentheses. ; ; .
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