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. 2011 Feb 23;88(Suppl 2):318–340. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9547-8

Table 3.

Sequencing of marriage, childbearing, and independent housing

Sequencing Sex Total
Male Female
Total % of marriage first 5.5 47.9 28.4
M_H_C 1.4 7.8 4.9
M_H 1.6 2.7 2.2
M_C_H 0.7 5.3 3.2
M_C 0.9 25.2 14.1
M 0.9 6.8 4.1
Total % of housing first 90.6 24.0 54.5
H_M_C 4.6 6.6 5.7
H_M 3.5 2.2 2.8
H_C_M 0.5 0.4 0.4
H_C 2.8 2.5 2.6
H 79.3 12.3 43.0
Total % of child first 3.9 28.1 17.0
C_M_H 0.2 2.2 1.3
C_M 0.5 7.0 4.0
C_H_M 0.5 0.4 0.4
C_H 0.9 4.5 2.9
C 1.8 14.1 8.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
N 434 512 946

M marriage, C child, H housing, M_C_H means marriage followed in order by child and own housing