TABLE 3.
Ordered Probit Regression Coefficients and Robust Standard Errors from Models Estimating the Effects of Transitions out of Marriage on Change in Self-Assessed Health Time1 – Time 2 (n=2,808 observations)
| Independent variable | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Transitions out of marriage (0 = continually married) | ||
| Married to divorced | .434** (.148) |
1.542*** (.434) |
| Married to divorced X duration a | −.019 (.013) |
|
| Married to divorced X age | --- --- |
−.052** (.020) |
| Married to divorced X female | --- --- |
−1.456** (.545) |
| Married to divorced X duration X female | .009 (.016) |
|
| Married to divorced X age X female | --- --- |
.067** (.027) |
| Married to widowed | −.078 (.105) |
2.588* (1.166) |
| Married to widowed X duration | .036* (.015) |
|
| Married to widowed X age | --- --- |
−.061* (.024) |
| Married to widowed X female | --- --- |
−2.993* (1.216) |
| Married to widowed X duration X female | --- --- |
−.037* (.016) |
| Married to widowed X age X female | .071** (.025) |
|
| T1 Self-Assessed Health | .763*** (.034) |
.766*** (.034) |
| Age T1b | −.006*** (.002) |
−.003 (.003) |
| Female | .001 (.051) |
.101 (.104) |
| Female X age | --- --- |
−.004 (.003) |
| Months between T1 and T2 interviews | .005** (.002) |
.005** (.002) |
| African American (0 = White) | −.093 (.061) |
−.097 (.062) |
| Household income (1 – 10) | .014 (.012) |
.014 (.012) |
| Education in years | .020* (.011) |
.020* (.010) |
| Employed (0 = unemployed) | .047 (.074) |
.055 (.075) |
| cut 1 | .855 | .922 |
| cut 2 | 1.923 | 1.991 |
| cut 3 | 3.072 | 3.145 |
| cut 4 | 4.521 | 4.601 |
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01
***
p≤.001 (one-tailed tests)
a
Duration is centered at the mean of 24 months for this subsample.
b
Age is centered at 24 years.