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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2012 Dec 10;35(4):547–576. doi: 10.1177/0192513X12468104

Table 5.

Relative Risk Ratios from Multinomial Logistic Regression of Fertility Intentionality on Cohabiting Unions Using Alternative Omitted Categories of Intentionality of First Pregnancy/Birth within the Union

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4

Omitted=Pregnancy Omitted=Intended Pregnancy Omitted=Intended Birth Omitted=Pregnancy Omitted=Pregnancy Omitted=Intended Pregnancy Omitted=Intended Birth

Dissolved vs. Intact Cohab/Marriage Dissolved vs. Intact Cohab Marriage Dissolved vs. Intact Cohab or Marriage Dissolution vs. Intact Marriage vs. Intact Dissolution vs. Intact Marriage vs. Intact Dissolution vs. Intact Marriage vs. Intact

First fertility within union
No fertility 1.96*** 1.93*** 0.47***
Pregnant during the month -- -- --
Birth this month or prior month 2.12*** 2.09*** 0.47***
First pregnancy/birth by intentionality
No pregnancy or birth 2.52** 1.22 2.46** 0.37*** 1.22 0.96
Intended pregnancy -- 0.49* -- -- 0.50* 2.58***
Unintended pregnancy 1.47 0.71 1.45 0.68 0.72 1.77*
Disagreed-upon pregnancy 1.44 0.70 1.42 0.64* 0.71 1.66**
Intended birth 2.06* -- 2.01* 0.39*** -- --
Unintended birth 3.91*** 1.90*** 3.82*** 0.39*** 1.90*** 1.01
Disagreed-upon birth 2.71** 1.31* 2.64** 0.36*** 1.31* 0.93

The coefficients for other covariates and model sample and fit statistics are the same as in Table 2.