Table 2.

Ordinary Logistic Regression of Affection on Economic Factors, Relationship Factors, and Demographics for NLSY97 Cohabiting (n = 1,625) and Married (n = 1,216) Partners

Predictor	Cohabiting Partners			Married Partners
	B	SE B	eB	B	SE B	eB
Adjusted family earnings	0.03	0.04	1.03	0.10†	0.06	1.10
Money given by familya
$1–$500	−0.04	0.19	0.96	0.31	0.41	1.36
More than $500	−0.23	0.20	0.79	0.19	1.21	0.35
Received govt. assistanceb	0.27†	0.15	1.31	−0.21	0.16	0.81
Respondent attended collegec	0.47**	0.16	1.61	0.35†	0.29	1.42
Length of relationshipd
3–12 months	−0.02	0.22	0.98	−0.25	0.62	0.78
Over 1 year	−0.05	0.21	0.95	−0.59	0.42	0.56
Child living in householde	−0.44**	0.16	0.64	−0.33	0.15	0.72
Previously cohabitedf	−0.25†	0.14	0.78	−0.11	0.16	0.90
Previously marriedg	0.66	0.40	1.93	0.80	1.39	2.23
Maleh	−0.02	0.13	0.99	−0.18	0.14	0.84
Respondent’s race/ethnicityi
Black	−0.06	0.15	0.94	−0.09	0.23	0.92
Hispanic	−0.00	0.16	1.00	−0.11	0.17	0.90
Other race/ethnicity	−0.04	0.35	0.96	0.30	0.75	1.35
Age	0.02	0.04	1.02	−0.14*	0.05	0.87
Enrolled in schoolj	−0.16	0.19	0.85	−0.50*	0.15	0.61
Constant	0.86			5.64***
Log-likelihood	−841.84			−503.22

Note: e^B = exponentiated B.

^aReference category is “No family money received.”

^bReceived govt. program assistance: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^cRespondent attended college: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^dReference category is “Less than 3 months.”

^eChild living in household: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^fPreviously cohabited: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^gPreviously married: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^hMale: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

ⁱReference category is “White.”

^jEnrolled in school: 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^†p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.