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Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2012 Jan 12;33(12):1595–1618. doi: 10.1177/0192513X11432429

Table 3.

Marital Trajectories and Young Adult Health (Age 32): Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals (N = 1,049)

	Model 1: Previously Married at Age 32^a Versus Married at Age 32^b				Model 2: Never Married by Age 32^c Versus Married at Age 32^b

	Male		Female		Male		Female

Age 32 Health Outcomes	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Current smoking	2.09^*	1.10, 3.99	2.68^**	1.36, 5.28	1.70^*	1.07, 2.70	2.06^**	1.31, 3.32
Binge drinking	1.42	0.54, 1.44	3.08^*	1.26, 7.55	0.88	0.75, 2.69	1.96^†	0.97, 3.95
Illegal drug use	1.97^†	0.95, 4.08	3.12^*	1.26, 7.73	1.97^**	1.11, 3.37	3.02^**	1.48, 6.19

Note: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Models use multiply imputed data and control for childhood socioeconomic status, having had a father present in the childhood household, maternal history of depressed mood, family history of chronic health problems, adolescent mental health, adolescent substance use, dropping out of high school, and cohabitation at young adulthood.

The “previously married at age 32” group includes the 20s married-unmarried trajectory and the 30s married-unmarried trajectory for men and the 20s married-unmarried trajectory for women.

The “married at age 32” group includes the 20s married and the 30s married trajectories for men and for women, as well as the 30s married-unmarried trajectory for women.

The “never married by age 32” group includes the unmarried trajectory and the 40s married trajectory for men and women.

^**

p <.01.

p<.05.

^†

p <.10.