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Agenda-Setting Behavior of African American Women in State Legislatures
Unformatted Document Text:  Table 5. Negative Binomial Regression Analysis of Number of Bills Sponsored (Standard Errors in Parentheses) a # of Black Interest Measures Introduced b # of Women’s Interest Measures Introduced b African American Legislators Non-Black Legislators Female Legislators Male legislators Membership on Relevant Committee e .283 (.257) -.013(.206) Membership on Relevant Committee e -.052(.203) -.138(.132) Chair of Relevant Committee e .178 (.455) -.077 (.402) Chair of Relevant Committee e .168 (.313) .944 ** (.221) Affiliation in Majority Party -1.232 * (.732) -.239 (.211) Affiliation in Majority Party .061 (.223) .119 (.140) Seniority .038 * (.022) -.003(.020) Seniority .008 (.017) -.022(.012) Leadership Position -.010(.383) .423 * (.240) Leadership Position .019 (.267) -.154(.148) Total Number of Measures Introduced .042 ** (.008) .031 ** (.006) Total Number of Measures Introduced .033 ** (.008) .041 ** (.004) Sample Size 153 940 262 a : Dummy variables to control for state effects also included in analysis. b: Negative binomial regression analysis c : Logistic regression analysis d : In thousands e : Defined as education, health, welfare, or children’s committee * : p<.05, one-tailed test ** : p<.01, one-tailed test 36

Authors: Bratton, Kathleen., Haynie, Kerry. and Reingold, Beth.
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Table 5. Negative Binomial Regression Analysis of Number of Bills Sponsored (Standard Errors in Parentheses)
a
# of Black Interest Measures
Introduced
b
# of Women’s Interest
Measures Introduced
b
African American
Legislators
Non-Black
Legislators
Female
Legislators
Male
legislators
Membership on Relevant
Committee
e
.283
(.257)
-.013
(.206)
Membership on Relevant
Committee
e
-.052
(.203)
-.138
(.132)
Chair of Relevant Committee
e
.178
(.455)
-.077
(.402)
Chair of Relevant Committee
e
.168
(.313)
.944
**
(.221)
Affiliation in Majority Party
-1.232
*
(.732)
-.239
(.211)
Affiliation in Majority Party
.061
(.223)
.119
(.140)
Seniority
.038
*
(.022)
-.003
(.020)
Seniority
.008
(.017)
-.022
(.012)
Leadership Position
-.010
(.383)
.423
*
(.240)
Leadership Position
.019
(.267)
-.154
(.148)
Total Number of Measures
Introduced
.042
**
(.008)
.031
**
(.006)
Total Number of Measures
Introduced
.033
**
(.008)
.041
**
(.004)
Sample Size
153
940
262
a
:
Dummy variables to control for state effects also included in analysis.
b:
Negative binomial regression analysis
c
:
Logistic regression analysis
d
:
In thousands
e
:
Defined as education, health, welfare, or children’s committee
*
:
p<.05, one-tailed test
**
:
p<.01, one-tailed test
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