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Table 3 Factor loadings corresponding to the second-order CFA

From: A longitudinal study of social lag: regional inequalities of growth in Mexico 2000 to 2015

F1 (education)

2000

2005

2010

2015

x1

15+ Illiterate

0.857

0.891

0.926

0.94

x2

6–14 Without school

0.541

0.513

0.495

0.373

x3

15+ Without elementary school

0.870

0.845

0.836

0.824

x4

without health service

0.718

0.629

0.327

-0.098

 

Omega

0.84

0.819

0.761

0.645

F2 (household characteristics)

x5

Ground floor

0.881

0.91

0.735

0.849

x6

Without toilet

0.506

0.252

0.325

0.273

x7

Without pipe water

0.63

0.621

0.56

0.519

x8

Without drainage

0.841

0.787

0.797

0.764

x9

Without electricity

0.654

0.576

0.605

0.617

 

Omega

0.835

0.781

0.75

0.755

F3 (household assets)

x10

Without washing machine

0.942

0.953

0.961

0.952

x11

Without refrigerator

0.986

0.966

0.951

0.943

 

Omega

0.964

0.959

0.955

0.946

G (second-order)

 F1

Education

0.932

0.892

0.875

0.866

 F2

Household characteristics

0.992

0.958

0.923

0.923

 F3

Household assets

0.909

0.928

0.945

0.946

 

CFI

0.874

0.885

0.887

0.913

 

RMSEA

0.168

0.149

0.136

0.115

 

SRMR

0.054

0.061

0.059

0.055

  1. Source: Own elaboration based on Census Bureau data 2000-2015
  2. Note: factor loadings, the bolded numbers indicate the most relevant variables to preserve for the first-order CFA solution