Table 1. Unstandardized Regression Coefficients, Standard Errors, and Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Models Estimating the Propensity to Experience Parents' Union Dissolution Between Waves I and IIa.
| β (SD) | Odds Ratio | |
|---|---|---|
| Family sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Mother's race or ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic, all races | −0.064 (0.251) | 0.938 |
| African American, non-Hispanic | 0.674** (0.222) | 1.962 |
| Asian American, non-Hispanic | 0.342 (0.305) | 1.408 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | −0.212 (0.576) | 0.809 |
| White, non-Hispanic | — | |
| Parents' racial homogamy | 0.043 (0.292) | 1.044 |
| Parent has a college degree | 0.070 (0.185) | 1.072 |
| Yearly family income | −0.007* (0.003) | 0.993 |
| No reported financial distress | 0.079 (0.212) | 1.082 |
| Mother works at least part time | −0.160 (0.182) | 0.852 |
| Parent's age | −0.046* (0.018) | 0.955 |
| Parent's relationship experiences and characteristics | ||
| Parent's age at first marriage | −0.018 (0.027) | 0.982 |
| Parent is in first marriage or marriage-like relationship | −0.740* (0.309) | 0.477 |
| Parents are cohabiting, not married | 1.063** (0.380) | 2.895 |
| Marital happiness | −0.273*** (0.044) | 0.761 |
| Parents discuss separation | 0.653** (0.211) | 1.921 |
| Parents fight frequently | 0.108 (0.327) | 1.114 |
| Parent's religiosity | ||
| Frequency of church attendance | −0.011 (0.088) | 0.989 |
| Importance of religion | −0.264 (0.138) | 0.768 |
| Believes scriptures are word of god | 0.194 (0.216) | 1.214 |
| Parents' health conditions | ||
| Mother suffers from | ||
| Obesity | −0.617* (0.241) | 0.539 |
| Diabetes | 0.256 (0.396) | 1.292 |
| Emphysema or asthma | 0.167 (0.289) | 1.181 |
| Alcoholism | 0.693 (0.615) | 2.000 |
| Father suffers from | ||
| Obesity | −0.067 (0.283) | 0.935 |
| Diabetes | 0.298 (0.337) | 1.347 |
| Emphysema or asthma | −0.193 (0.357) | 0.824 |
| Alcoholism | 0.244 (0.261) | 1.276 |
| Adolescent's characteristics | ||
| Female | −0.225 (0.157) | 0.774 |
| Age | 0.093 (0.053) | 1.097 |
| Number of siblings | −0.007 (0.098) | 0.993 |
| Duration between WI and WII interview (in months) | 0.154** (0.049) | 1.167 |
| Missing data on at least one covariate | −0.225 (.187) | 0.799 |
| Intercept | −1.308 (1.276) | 0.270 |
| N | 6,211 | |
Note: Source: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) and Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study.
a
Either parent could respond to the Add Health Wave I parent survey, but 88% of parent respondents reported being adolescent respondents' biological mothers. We construct variables signifying mothers' characteristics and fathers' characteristics when possible but can only construct variables that refer to the parent respondent in some cases because of data limitations.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001 (two-tailed test).