Table 4.

The LISREL Structural Equation Model, Showing Unstandardized Parameter Estimates (P.E.) and T-Values for All Prediction Pathways and R²s for Outcome Variables, Separately by Sex. Bold numbers indicate the primary hypothesized pathway of the model.

Outcome Variable	Males			Females
Predictor Variable	P.E.	T-Value	R2	P.E.	T-Value	R2
Actual last number of children			0.29			0.31
Actual timing of next child	2.69	37.01		2.04	32.45
Expected timing of next child	− 0.10	− 8.62		− 0.10	− 8.62
Expected number of children	0.14	8.62		0.24	15.52
Gender role attitude	0.24	4.66		0.24	4.66
Expected education	0.03	2.44		− 0.08	− 7.05
Actual timing of next child			0.17			0.21
Expected timing of next child	0.09	36.91		0.09	36.91
Ideal/desired number of children	0.02	5.84		0.02	5.84
Gender role attitude				0.06	3.84
Expected education	− 0.02	− 10.68		− 0.02	− 10.68
Expected timing of next child			0.02			0.02
Expected number of children	0.10	8.18		0.10	8.18
Expected education	− 0.05	− 4.90		− 0.08	− 6.88
Expected number of children			0.84			0.80
Ideal/desired number of children	0.95	18.51		0.95	18.51
Expected education				− 0.02	− 3.82
Ideal/desired number of children			0.02			0.02
Gender role attitude	0.48	8.73		0.48	8.73
Expected education	0.08	8.21		0.08	8.21