Table 4.
Coefficients from logistic regression models of transition into first marriage for women and men, ages 24–29, weighted
| Women | Men | |||||||
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| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
| Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | |
| Occupational Characteristics (mean-centered) | ||||||||
| Occupational education | 0.722* | (0.31) | 0.440 | (0.35) | ||||
| Sex composition (% male) | −0.833** | (0.30) | −0.768* | (0.30) | 0.240 | (0.22) | 0.334 | (0.23) |
| Autonomy | 0.354* | (0.17) | 0.349* | (0.17) | 0.022 | (0.17) | 0.027 | (0.17) |
| Status | 0.093 | (0.07) | −0.044 | (0.10) | 0.006 | (0.07) | −0.064 | (0.09) |
| Job-Related Benefits (1 = available) | ||||||||
| Paid vacation | −0.256 | (0.19) | −0.197 | (0.19) | −0.004 | (0.18) | 0.013 | (0.18) |
| Paid sick leave | −0.072 | (0.14) | −0.110 | (0.14) | −0.070 | (0.15) | −0.082 | (0.15) |
| Maternal/paternal leave | 0.397* | (0.16) | 0.383* | (0.16) | 0.147 | (0.15) | 0.146 | (0.15) |
| Medical insurance | 0.341† | (0.20) | 0.319 | (0.20) | 0.312† | (0.18) | 0.306† | (0.18) |
| Work schedule flexibility | 0.001 | (0.12) | 0.034 | (0.12) | 0.049 | (0.12) | 0.053 | (0.12) |
| Educational Attainment (ref. = high school diploma/GED) | ||||||||
| Less than high school | −0.193 | (0.26) | −0.202 | (0.26) | −0.207 | (0.20) | −0.213 | (0.20) |
| Some college | 0.285 | (0.21) | 0.310 | (0.21) | 0.068 | (0.25) | 0.062 | (0.25) |
| College degree or more | 0.225 | (0.14) | 0.136 | (0.15) | 0.209 | (0.15) | 0.161 | (0.15) |
| Enrollment Status (ref. = not enrolled) | −0.129 | (0.14) | −0.141 | (0.14) | 0.247 | (0.15) | 0.241 | (0.15) |
| Annual Earnings (logged) | 0.053* | (0.02) | 0.054** | (0.02) | 0.058* | (0.02) | 0.057* | (0.02) |
| Employment Status (ref. = not employed) | ||||||||
| Part-time (<35 hours per week) | −0.214 | (0.18) | −0.222 | (0.18) | −0.232 | (0.21) | −0.243 | (0.21) |
| Full-time (≥35 hours per week) | −0.296 | (0.20) | −0.304 | (0.20) | 0.142 | (0.21) | 0.141 | (0.21) |
| Constant | −4.265** | (1.50) | −4.130** | (1.49) | −4.459*** | (1.11) | −4.489*** | (1.11) |
| Number of Person-Years | 9,982 | 9,982 | 11,547 | 11,547 | ||||
Notes: All models control for age, race/ethnicity, first birth status, parental education attainment, childhood family structures (at age 12), and regional and metropolitan residence, and a selection correction hazard rate. Results are based on multiply imputed data.
†
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001