Table Two
Logit Regression Model (using a General Estimation Equation)
of the Likelihood of the Presence of a Law
Restricting Private, Consensual Sodomy in the 50 States, 1970 –2002
Independent Variables
Coefficient (Standard Error)
Partisan Politics
Percent Democrats in the State Senate
-.0006
(.004)
Democratic Governor
.037
(.069)
Population Characteristics
Percent of Racial Diversity
.027
(.020)
Percent of Urban Density
-.004
(.018)
Percent of College Educated
-.118
(.071)
Personal Income per capita
.00002
(.00003)
Hostile Religious Groups
Percent of Population in Hostile Religions
.073 (.021)*
Influence of Other States
Number of States with a Sodomy Law
.099 (.015)*
Law Proscribing Same Sex Marriage
Presence of a Law Proscribing Same Sex Marriage
-.027
(.126)
Constant
-2.879
(1.348)
N = 1650 Groups = 50 States Years: 33
Correlation Structure: AR1
Wald
χ
2
(9) = 72.78 P = 0.000
* Significant at the .05 level