Bennink,M.Croon,M.A.Vermunt,J.K.2025-02-012025-02-012013Bennink, M, Croon, M A & Vermunt, J K 2013, 'Micro–macro multilevel analysis for discrete data : A latent variable approach and an application on personal network data', Sociological Methods and Research, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 431-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/00491241135004790049-1241arno: 5927378metis: 366071ORCID: /0000-0001-9053-9330/work/10605396810.1177/0049124113500479https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/59639A multilevel regression model is proposed in which discrete individual-level variables are used as predictors of discrete group-level outcomes. It generalizes the model proposed by Croon and van Veldhoven for analyzing micro–macro relations with continuous variables by making use of a specific type of latent class model. A first simulation study shows that this approach performs better than more traditional aggregation and disaggreagtion procedures. A second simulation study shows that the proposed latent variable approach still works well in a more complex model, but that a larger number of level-2 units is needed to retain sufficient power. The more complex model is illustrated with an empirical example in which data from a personal network are used to analyze the interaction effect of being religious and surrounding yourself with married people on the probability of being married. Keywords: generalized linear modeling, multilevel analysis, level-2 outcome, latent class analysis, latent variable, micro–macro analysis, personal network, marriage, religionenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticleGeneral rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. - Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. - You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain - You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal" Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84885794152closed1536840279760https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/51962811-72fd-4aeb-bbd5-2054747788c7(c) Universiteit van TilburgBennink, M.Croon, M.A.Vermunt, J.K.§0000-0001-9053-9330