Table 6.
Coefficients from multinomial logistic regression models of transition for first union by union type for women and men, ages 24–29, weighted (reference category = first union is cohabitation)
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| Married vs. Cohabiting | Unpartnered vs. Cohabiting | Married vs. Cohabiting | Unpartnered vs. Cohabiting | |||||
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| Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | Coef. | SE | |
| Occupational Characteristics (mean-centered) | ||||||||
| Occupational education | 1.879** | (0.69) | 0.808* | (0.40) | 0.334 | (0.70) | −0.305 | (0.37) |
| Sex composition (% male) | −0.901 | (0.72) | −0.384 | (0.30) | 0.307 | (0.48) | −0.298 | (0.24) |
| Autonomy | 0.799† | (0.48) | 0.034 | (0.20) | 0.525 | (0.37) | 0.059 | (0.18) |
| Status | −0.395† | (0.22) | −0.187 | (0.12) | −0.243 | (0.19) | −0.022 | (0.10) |
| Job-Related Benefits (1 = available) | ||||||||
| Paid vacation | −0.875* | (0.39) | 0.140 | (0.22) | −0.195 | (0.34) | 0.067 | (0.16) |
| Paid sick leave | 0.517 | (0.35) | 0.167 | (0.18) | −0.082 | (0.30) | 0.137 | (0.15) |
| Maternal/paternal leave | 0.076 | (0.39) | −0.101 | (0.20) | 0.561† | (0.31) | 0.050 | (0.17) |
| Medical insurance availability | 0.497 | (0.47) | −0.236 | (0.22) | 0.426 | (0.36) | −0.255 | (0.16) |
| Work schedule flexibility | 0.248 | (0.27) | −0.008 | (0.14) | 0.228 | (0.23) | 0.190 | (0.13) |
| Educational Attainment (ref. = high school diploma/GED) | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 0.244 | (0.82) | 0.235 | (0.35) | −0.774 | (0.54) | 0.349 | (0.23) |
| Some college | 0.339 | (0.51) | −0.142 | (0.27) | −0.034 | (0.43) | 0.032 | (0.24) |
| College degree or more | −0.235 | (0.32) | −0.223 | (0.17) | 0.212 | (0.28) | 0.062 | (0.15) |
| Enrollment Status (ref. = not enrolled) | 0.217 | (0.30) | 0.241 | (0.16) | 0.779** | (0.27) | 0.009 | (0.16) |
| Annual Earnings (logged) | 0.068 | (0.05) | 0.007 | (0.02) | 0.024 | (0.04) | −0.007 | (0.02) |
| Employment Status (ref. = not employed) | ||||||||
| Part-time (<35 hours per week) | −0.465 | (0.45) | −0.117 | (0.20) | −0.818* | (0.41) | −0.330† | (0.20) |
| Full-time (≥35 hours per week) | −0.045 | (0.47) | −0.121 | (0.24) | −0.694 | (0.42) | −0.670*** | (0.19) |
| Constant | −3.085 | (3.27) | 1.530 | (1.79) | −0.773 | (3.07) | 4.271*** | (1.18) |
| Number of Person-Years | 4,842 | 6,755 | ||||||
Notes: All models control for age, race/ethnicity, first birth status, parental education attainment, childhood family structures (at age 12), 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