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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Marriage Fam. 2012 Jan 11;74(1):1–18. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00873.x

Table 1.

N Values for Union Transitions between NSFH1–NSFH2, by Whether the Union Dissolved by NSFH2

Union transitions No Union
Dissolution		 Union
Dissolution		 Total % Union
Dissolutions
Single → single 1,391 0 1,391 0
Single → married 349 81 430 19
Single → cohabiting → married 333 54 387 14
Single → cohabiting 214 315 529 60
Total 2,287 450 2,737 16
Single → single 1,391 0 1,391 0
Single → union formed within 3 years of
    NSFH2		 338 116 454 26
Single → union formed within 4–6 years of
    NSFH2		 558 334 892 37
Total 2,287 450 2,737 16

Note. Men and women under age 50 and single at NSFH1. N values are unweighted. Final n values vary due to differences in item response rates (shown in Tables 3 and 4).