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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2011 Mar 1;40(2):417–432. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.08.010

Table 3.

Mean Differences toward Son and Daughter Family Formation Behavior Attitudes For All Respondents, Non-Parents, and Parents

All Respondents N=904 Non-Parents N=366 Parents N=538
Son Dau Diff Son Dau Diff Son Dau Diff
Courtship
Dating Young OK 4.02 3.43 0.59*** 4.32 3.74 .58*** 3.81 3.22 .59***
Sex Young OK 4.24 3.65 0.59*** 4.61 4.04 .58*** 4.00 3.34 .61***
Cohabitation OK 2.96 2.71 0.25*** 3.19 3.00 .19*** 2.80 2.51 .28***
Timing of Marriage
Ideal Age at Marriage (Years) 26.49 25.64 0.85*** 27.39 26.36 1.02*** 25.88 25.15 .74***
Work before Marriage Important 3.82 3.67 0.15*** 3.82 3.67 .14*** 3.83 3.67 .16***
Marriage and Children
OK if No Marriage 2.80 2.74 0.06** 3.04 2.88 .16*** 2.64 2.64 .00
OK if No Children 2.69 2.66 0.02 3.01 3.01 .00 2.46 2.42 .04*
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