Table 3.
Variable | M1 | M2 | M3 |
---|---|---|---|
Any premarital sexual partners | 2.61 (0.12)*** | 2.54 (0.14)*** | 2.52 (0.13)*** |
Child and family characteristics | |||
Sectarian | 0.89 (0.16) | ||
Moderate/liberal protestant | 0.94 (0.15) | ||
Catholic | 0.98 (0.17) | ||
Other religion | 0.86 (0.20) | ||
Religious attendance frequency | 0.98 (0.04) | ||
Taken virginity pledge | 1.01 (0.10) | ||
Sex in perfect relationship | 0.98 (0.09) | ||
Depressive symptoms | 0.98 (0.10) | ||
Delinquent behaviors | 1.10 (0.10) | ||
Cautious decision-making style | 0.96 (0.06) | ||
Parent–child relationship quality | 1.02 (0.06) | ||
Parent–child activities in past 4 weeks | 0.99 (0.02) | ||
Sociodemographic controls | |||
Female | 0.90 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.07) | |
Black | 1.21 (0.11)† | 1.27 (0.11)* | |
Hispanic | 0.89 (0.11) | 0.86 (0.12) | |
Other race | 1.23 (0.14) | 1.22 (0.14) | |
Parent has HS diploma/GED | 1.09 (0.11) | 1.08 (0.12) | |
Parent has some college | 1.09 (0.11) | 1.09 (0.11) | |
Parent has a college degree | 0.90 (0.14) | 0.91 (0.14) | |
Respondent has HS diploma | 0.81 (0.14) | 0.82 (0.14) | |
Respondent has some post-HS | 0.95 (0.11) | 0.97 (0.12) | |
Respondent has a BA | 0.62 (0.16)** | 0.64 (0.17)* | |
Family structure transitions | 1.07 (0.03)* | 1.06 (0.03)† | |
Age at first marriage | 0.87 (0.02)*** | 0.87 (0.02)*** | |
Premarital birth | 0.99 (0.09) | 0.99 (0.09) | |
Premarital cohabitation | 1.04 (0.09) | 1.02 (0.09) | |
First sex at ages 16–17 | 0.90 (0.07) | 0.91 (0.07) | |
First sex at age 18 or older | 0.95 (0.09) | 0.98 (0.09) | |
Coercive sex as minor | 0.95 (0.10) | 0.96 (0.10) | |
Months | 1.02 (0.00)*** | 1.02 (0.00)*** | 1.02 (0.00)*** |
Months squared | 1.00 (0.00)*** | 1.00 (0.00)*** | 1.00 (0.00)*** |
Deviance | 19,964 | 19,637 | 19,630 |
Note: N = 389,197 (marriage-months). Standard errors are in parentheses. Reference categories: White, respondent has less than a high school diploma, parent has less than a high school diploma, first sex before age 16, no religion.
p < .1,
p < .05,
p < .01,
p < .001 (2-tailed tests).