Table 5

Regression Models of State SAT Scores (Verbal and Mth Combined) on Demographic, Fiscal and Union Variables

(T values in parentheses)

		Mean	(1)		(2)		(3)

	SAT (Math& Verbal)	965.9

	Test Takers	35.2%	-6.530	*	-6.016	*	-5.944	*
			(8.96)		(8.36)		(8.62)

	Test Takers Squared	1,940	0.053	*	0.043	*	0.042	*
			(5.67)		(4.51)		4.68

	Percent Urban	68.1%			0.160		-0.278
					(0.45)		(0.78)

	Private H.S. Grads	9.5%			0.437		0.588
					(0.52)		(0.71)

	Spending Per Pupil	$5,309			0.003		-0.001
					(0.58)		(0.12)

	Income Per Capita	$20,958			0.004		0.002
					(1.52)		(0.93)

	Percent Minority	20.5%			-1.204	*	-0.230
					(2.59)		(0.44)

	Collective Bargaining	56.8%					0.357	*
							(1.96)

	Meet-and-Confer Only	8.9%					0.528
							1.09

	South (1=yes)						-9.610
							(0.76)

	Constant		1,094		1,007		1,038

	N		50		50		50

	Adjusted R-Squared		0.87		0.90		0.92

	*Significant at 5% level

Posted December 1, 1997