Table 4. Binary logit model: change in working from home during pandemic

Independent variables Dependent variable: Increased working from home
 First survey (Y: 491, N: 358) coef. (s.e.) Second survey (Y: 337, N: 335) coef. (s.e.)
Gender: Female 0.109 0.197
(0.158) (0.164)
Aged 50 years or older 0.372* –0.522***
(0.187) (0.202)
White 0.270 0.182
(0.167) (0.174)
Children present in the household –0.289* –0.040
(0.163) (0.169)
Educational attainment (Ref: high school degree or less)
 Associates or some college (no degree) 0.768*** 0.591*
(0.279) (0.278)
 Bachelors 0.968*** 0.782***
(0.268) (0.273)
 Masters or higher 0.973*** 0.483*
(0.273) (0.291)
Attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic
 Believers 0.038 –0.060
(0.087) (0.100)
 Deniers –0.477*** –0.247***
(0.088) (0.094)
Transportation
 Vehicles per adult 0.274 0.111
(0.170) (0.310)
 Long commute (1 + hour) before COVID 0.678*** 0.567*
(0.245) (0.252)
 Had a job could be done from home before the pandemic began 0.193 0.813***
(0.162) (0.181)
 Constant –0.832*** –1.002***
(0.319) (0.304)
Observations 849 672
Log likelihood –534.474 –438.044
Log likelihood of intercept only model –585.936 –466.481
Akaike Inf. Crit. 1,094.949 902.088
TJUR R2 (Tjur, 2009) 0.10 0.08
p<0.10,
p<0.05,
p<0.01.