Table 9.
Results of the binomial regression analyses to predict preferences for marriage criteria of lesbian women, gay men, bisexual and heterosexual women and men
| “Could you imagine marrying someone …” | Sex of participants | Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual versus lesbian/gay | Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual versus bisexual | Sex × Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual versus lesbian/gay | Sex × Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual versus bisexual | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| … Who has no employment |
7.88*** [7.40, 8.39] |
1.79** [1.17, 2.75] |
1.14 [0.80, 1.62] |
0.51* [0.29, 0.90] |
0.66 [0.44, 1.02] |
1.01*** [1.01, 1.02] |
| … Who has already had children |
0.70*** [0.64, 0.76] |
0.82 [0.47, 1.43] |
1.50 [0.95, 2.38] |
1.02 [0.48, 2.19] |
0.43** [0.24, 0.78] |
0.90*** [0.90, 0.90] |
| … Who has another religion |
1.86*** [1.70, 2.04] |
1.02 [0.39, 2.11] |
1.19 [0.69, 2.06] |
0.83 [0.34, 2.03] |
0.92 [0.49, 1.71] |
0.99 [0.99, 0.99] |
| … Who already was married |
1.08 [0.96, 1.21] |
0.77 [0.35, 1.69] |
1.32 [0.65, 2.71] |
0.77 [0.27, 2.22] |
0.64 [0.28, 1.46] |
0.88 [0.88, 0.89] |
| … Who has another skin color |
2.70*** [2.55, 2.87] |
1.44 [0.93, 2.23] |
1.04 [0.72, 1.48] |
0.74 [0.42, 1.29] |
0.70 [0.46, 1.06] |
1.02*** [1.02, 1.02] |
| … Who earns much more |
0.55*** [0.48, 0.63] |
1.17 [0.51, 2.68] |
1.16 [0.65, 2.09] |
1.00 [0.28, 3.50] |
1.16 [0.52, 2.60] |
1.03*** [1.02, 1.04] |
| … Who earns much less |
17.53*** [16.09, 19.09] |
2.47** [1.42, 4.30] |
1.70* [1.08, 2.68] |
0.38** [0.20, 0.74] |
0.51** [0.31, 0.85] |
1.03*** [1.03, 1.03] |
| … Who does not look good |
0.60*** [0.56, 0.63] |
0.86 [0.57, 1.30] |
0.95 [0.68, 1.32] |
1.41 [0.82, 2.43] |
1.19 [0.87, 1.64] |
1.00 [0.99, 1.00] |
| … Who has a higher education |
0.68*** [0.59, 0.79] |
1.86 [0.83, 4.20] |
1.64 [0.91, 2.96] |
0.58 [0.15, 2.22] |
0.54 [0.21, 1.39] |
1.04*** [1.03, 1.05] |
| … Who has a lower education |
10.12*** [9.37, 10.92] |
1.95* [1.13, 3.36] |
1.98*** [1.34; 2.91] |
0.42** [0.22, 0.81] |
0.48** [0.31, 0.75] |
1.04*** [1.04, 1.04] |
Answers given on a dichotomous yes or no scale. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for Odds ratios are presented. Sex is dummy-coded (higher values for women), age is mean-centered
Significant results are printed bold
***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05