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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2014 Aug;51(4):1319–1344. doi: 10.1007/s13524-014-0313-x

Table 4.

Coefficients from logistic regression models of transition into first marriage for women and men, ages 24–29, weighted

Women Men

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