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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2008 Sep;37(3):828–843. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.11.001

Table 6.

Seemingly Unrelated Regressions of Union Satisfaction on Religious Attendance and Behaviors Conducive to Relationships.

Men Women Men b = Women b
b SE b b SE b
Religious Service Attendance
    Father attends frequently .18* .08 −.06 .09 **
    Mother attends frequently −.01 .06 −.09 .07 n.s
    Both attend frequently .10 .06 .05 .07 n.s
    Neither attends --- --- --- --- ---
Spousal Religious Denomination
    Black Protestant .14 .09 .10 .09 ---
    Catholic .02 .09 −.05 .09 ---
    Conservative Protestant −.01 .09 .03 .10 ---
    Other −.12 .10 .21* .10 ---
    None --- --- --- --- ---
    Spouses same denomination −.01 .05 .07 .05 ---
Conducive Behaviors
    Father is supportive .52*** .07 .26*** .07 ---
    Mother is supportive .29*** .07 .86*** .08 ---
    Father is not hurtful .20*** .05 .10 .05 ---
    Mother is not hurtful .11* .05 .30*** .06 ---
    No domestic violence .13 .07 .14 .08 ---
Married .37*** .06 .34*** .06 ---
Constant −4.74*** .28 −5.89*** .29 ---
Error correlation .34***

Note: Model controls for age, education, race, and family structure at age 15.

N = 2,034 couples

*

p < .05 ;

**

p < .01 ;

***

p < .001 (2 tail tests)