Table 2.

Logistic Regression Estimates for Associations Between Adolescent Work and Family Formation Behaviors

	Sexual Intercourse (n = 5,390)		Pregnancy (n = 4,561)		Union Formation (n = 9,866)		Residential Independence (n = 9,862)
	O.R.	t	O.R.	t	O.R.	t	O.R.	t
Work Hours (vs. no Work)
Moderate (1–20 hrs.)	1.068	0.91	1.047	0.32	1.110	0.60	0.915	−0.57
Intensive (21+ hrs.)	2.014	6.56***	1.555	2.52*	1.885	3.09**	1.657	3.60***

Note: Each model controls for respondent’s gender, race/ethnicity, age, physical development, family structure, parental education and income, dating experience and outlook, and parental measures (decision-making, closeness, and supervision). Analyses adjusted for complex survey design with Stata SVY command.

Significance: * p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.