Hi all,
I am working with a data set (sample below) that contains, among other things, four binary variables (stage1 - stage4) that indicate whether or not a particular theoretical construct occurred. These are my dependent variables. It also contains sex, a binary variable of 0 for male, 1 for female, the nominal variable country (1=USA, 2=Korea, 3=Japan, 4 = Jamaica, 5=El Salvador), and the nominal variable ageGroup, which is four different age groups (given the values 1 - 4) that go with the theory. I will not be using age as a continuous variable as this would deviate from the theory.
Here is an example of my command:
Code:
mlogit stage1 i.country i.sex i.ageGroup
and the output:
Code:
Iteration 0:   log likelihood = -562.03133  
Iteration 1:   log likelihood = -486.75992  
Iteration 2:   log likelihood = -482.04188  
Iteration 3:   log likelihood = -481.81673  
Iteration 4:   log likelihood =  -481.7736  
Iteration 5:   log likelihood = -481.76435  
Iteration 6:   log likelihood = -481.76224  
Iteration 7:   log likelihood = -481.76172  
Iteration 8:   log likelihood = -481.76162  
Iteration 9:   log likelihood =  -481.7616  

Multinomial logistic regression                 Number of obs     =        949
                                                LR chi2(8)        =     160.54
                                                Prob > chi2       =     0.0000
Log likelihood =  -481.7616                     Pseudo R2         =     0.1428

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      stage1 |      Coef.   Std. Err.      z    P>|z|     [95% Conf. Interval]
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
0            |  (base outcome)
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
1            |
     country |
          2  |   .0704811   .2336593     0.30   0.763    -.3874827    .5284448
          3  |  -.1962796   .3214656    -0.61   0.541    -.8263405    .4337813
          4  |   .6622956   .2437347     2.72   0.007     .1845844    1.140007
          5  |  -.2670693   .3401934    -0.79   0.432    -.9338361    .3996976
             |
       1.sex |  -.4274745   .1589307    -2.69   0.007    -.7389729   -.1159762
             |
    ageGroup |
          2  |   15.99886   676.7035     0.02   0.981    -1310.316    1342.313
          3  |   15.08165   676.7035     0.02   0.982    -1311.233    1341.396
          4  |   13.51498   676.7035     0.02   0.984      -1312.8     1339.83
             |
       _cons |  -15.59222   676.7035    -0.02   0.982    -1341.907    1310.722
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My questions are:
1) How do I run the model without using the USA and the first age group as the base? I want to be able to report the coefficients for all countries and age groups, not just what they are based on the "1" category.
2) Does this test fit? When working with a binary predictor and multiple nominal predictors, multinomial logistic regression came up, but I am going down the wrong road?

Thanks!


Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input byte age str6 gender str11 location byte(stage1 stage2 stage3 stage4) str21 know float(ageGroup country sex knowSci)
10 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
10 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "NO DATA" 3 1 1 -1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
10 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 1 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
11 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
11 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
12 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
12 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "NO DATA" 3 1 1 -1
13 "Female" "NC" 1 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 1 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "NO DATA" 3 1 1 -1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "Yes"     3 1 1  1
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      3 1 1  0
13 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      3 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 1 0 0 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "Yes"     4 1 1  1
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "Yes"     4 1 1  1
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 0 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 0 1 0 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "NO DATA" 4 1 1 -1
14 "Female" "NC" 1 1 1 1 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 1 1 "No"      4 1 1  0
14 "Female" "NC" 0 1 0 1 "No"      4 1 1  0
end