Table 2.
NSFH1 Values on Outcome Variables, by Union Transition between NSFH1–NSFH2
| Outcome variables | All | Single → Single |
Single → Married |
Single → Cohabiting → Married |
Single → Cohabiting |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well-being | ||||||
| Global happiness (1–7) | M | 5.20 | 5.162,4 | 5.461,3,4 | 5.192,4 | 4.911,2,3 |
| SD | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.22 | 1.43 | |
| n | 1,682 | 1,011 | 265 | 256 | 150 | |
| Depressive symptoms (0–7) | M | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.43 |
| SD | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.23 | |
| n | 2,207 | 1,336 | 342 | 322 | 207 | |
| Global health (1–5) | M | 4.16 | 4.112,4 | 4.251 | 4.19 | 4.281 |
| SD | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.70 | |
| n | 2,082 | 1,262 | 326 | 304 | 190 | |
| Self-esteem (1–5) | M | 4.13 | 4.082,3 | 4.231 | 4.161 | 4.15 |
| SD | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.54 | |
| n | 2,149 | 1,301 | 337 | 314 | 197 | |
| Social ties | ||||||
| Relationship with parents (1–7) |
M | 6.08 | 6.143 | 6.06 | 5.971 | 6.02 |
| SD | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.25 | |
| n | 1,754 | 1,021 | 291 | 279 | 163 | |
| Contact with parents (1–6) |
M | 5.45 | 5.46 | 5.544 | 5.39 | 5.332 |
| SD | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 1.04 | |
| n | 1,756 | 1,023 | 291 | 280 | 162 | |
| Time with | M | 1.82 | 1.732,3,4 | 1.861,4 | 1.971 | 2.051,2 |
| friends (0–4) | SD | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.90 |
| n | 2,098 | 1,274 | 323 | 309 | 192 |
Note. Men and women under age 50 and single at NSFH1. Restricted to respondents with data on outcomes of interest at NSFH2 and no union dissolution in between waves. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) are weighted; n values are unweighted. Range indicated in parentheses.
1
Different from single → single at p < .05.
2
Different from single → married at p < .05.
3
Different from single → cohabiting → married at p < .05.
4
Different from single → cohabiting at p < .05.