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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2013 Apr;50(2):725–750. doi: 10.1007/s13524-012-0150-8

Table 2.

Discrete-time logit models predicting sexual debut

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
β RSE β RSE β RSE β RSE
Cumulative Number of Changes in Primary Caregivera −0.018 (0.087) 0.709*** (0.126)
Recency of Last Change in Primary Caregivera (none)
 1–6 months ago 0.501* (0.226) 3.764*** (0.626)
 7–12 months ago 0.036 (0.292) 0.517 (1.293)
 13+ months ago −0.109 (0.184) 1.529 (0.888)
Age 0.369*** (0.034) 0.409*** (0.034) 0.367*** (0.033) 0.433*** (0.037)
Cumulative Number of Changes in Primary Caregivera × Age −0.096*** (0.022)
Recency of Last Change in Primary Caregivera (none) × Age
 1–6 months ago × age −0.443*** (0.088)
 7–12 months ago × age −0.068 (0.160)
 13+ months ago × age −0.209 (0.109)
Age at Time of Interview 0.024 (0.037) 0.021 (0.037) 0.024 (0.037) 0.025 (0.037)
Female −0.121 (0.118) −0.111 (0.118) −0.121 (0.119) −0.124 (0.119)
In Formal Schoola −0.751*** (0.180) −0.810*** (0.177) −0.700*** (0.174) −0.733*** (0.173)
Urban Residencea 0.254* (0.128) 0.288* (0.128) 0.246 (0.127) 0.277* (0.127)
Economic Status at Time of Interview (low)
 Lower middle −0.287 (0.160) −0.301 (0.160) −0.310 (0.161) −0.282 (0.160)
 Upper middle −0.413* (0.173) −0.402* (0.172) −0.442* (0.174) −0.409* (0.174)
 High −0.725*** (0.191) −0.729*** (0.191) −0.731*** (0.190) −0.705*** (0.190)
Intercept −6.646*** (0.728) −6.842*** (0.728) −6.725*** (0.725) −7.202*** (0.737)
N (person-months) 31,467 31,467 31,515 31,515
Log-Likelihood −1,701.45 −1,694.09 −1,698.89 −1,687.95

Notes: RSE = robust standard errors. Comparison categories are in parentheses. Age is centered on 8, referencing the first age represented in the life history calendar.

a

Variable lagged by one month.

p < .10;

*

p < .05;

***

p < .001