Table 4b.

Logistic regression predicting the intention to have a(nother) birth, by parity (men)

	Parity 0		Parity 1		Parity 2		Parity 3+
	Controls	Controls + attitudes	Controls	Controls + attitudes	Controls	Controls + attitudes	Controls	Controls + attitudes
Ethnicity and Nativity (Reference = NH White)
Hispanic, native-born	0.230	0.193	0.449^	0.549*	0.471	0.453	−0.232	−0.204
Hispanic, foreign-born	0.475*	0.213	0.697**	0.671**	0.658*	0.540^	−0.055	−0.004
Control Variables
Age	−0.141**	−0.146**	−0.121**	−0.118**	−0.165**	−0.166**	−0.134**	−0.133**
Years of Education	0.127**	0.147**	0.090**	0.070*	−0.003	0.000	0.006	−0.002
Income (Reference = $75,000+)
Less than $25,000	−0.111	−0.061	−0.110	−0.041	0.183	0.133	0.698	0.721
$25,000–$49,999	0.192	0.214	0.072	0.096	−0.152	−0.177	0.480	0.486
$50,000−74,999	0.289^	0.368*	0.049	0.041	−0.128	−0.144	0.078	0.060
Religion raised (Reference = Protestant)
No religion	−0.303*	−0.105	−0.364	−0.409	0.621^	0.622^	−0.343	−0.346
Catholic	0.290*	0.267*	0.187	0.175	0.346	0.316	0.261	0.288
Other religion	0.138	0.156	−0.426	−0.486	0.212	0.179	0.740	0.771
Social value of children
Rewards worth costs1	–	0.896**	–	0.680**	–	0.003	–	0.137
Cannot be happy2	–	0.698**	–	0.075	–	0.238^	–	−0.127
N	3,500	3,500	843	843	744	744	553	553

^**p < 0.01;

^*p < 0.05;

^{^}p < 0.10 two tailed

¹“The rewards of being a parent are worth it, despite the cost and the work it takes.” (1) strongly disagree, (2) disagree, (3) agree, or (4) strongly agree.

²“People can’t be happy unless they have children.” (1) strongly disagree, (2) disagree, (3) agree, or (4) strongly agree.