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. 2016 Feb 1;16:6. doi: 10.1186/s12914-016-0081-3

Table 2.

Bivariate Probit results of the determinants of current marital status and school enrollment status, all girls 15–17 years (general population sample)

General population Roma
Variable Coefficient S.E. Coefficient S.E.
Currently married
Rural (reference = urban) 0.15 0.41 0.58* 0.30
Religion (reference = Orthodox Christians) 0.45 0.46 0.23 0.27
Wealth (reference = poorest wealth quintile)
Second wealth quintile -1.10** 0.54 -0.21 0.41
Third wealth quintile -1.11* 0.60 0.27 0.36
Fourth wealth quintile 0.02 0.55 -0.52 0.44
Richest wealth quintile -9.18*** 0.80 -0.69 0.43
Age (reference = 17 year olds)
15 years of age -2.65*** 0.72 -1.52*** 0.30
16 years of age -2.16*** 0.58 -0.24 0.30
Community % of women with secondary or higher education -0.03* 0.01 -0.01 0.01
Community % of women married under age 18 0.05** 0.02 0.01 0.01
Community % of women with zero tolerance of wife beating -0.04* 0.02 0.00 0.01
Constant 3.44 2.30 -0.97 1.09
Currently enrolled in school
Rural (reference = urban) 0.34 0.32 -0.36 0.29
Religion (reference = Orthodox Christians) 0.20 0.44 -1.06*** 0.31
Wealth (reference = poorest wealth quintile)
Second wealth quintile 0.67 0.49 -0.16 0.50
Third wealth quintile 1.33*** 0.48 0.62 0.48
Fourth wealth quintile 0.74 0.55 0.86* 0.49
Richest wealth quintile 8.61*** 0.75 1.36** 0.52
Age (reference = 17 year olds)
15 years of age 1.16*** 0.33 0.89 0.31
16 years of age 0.22 0.46 0.26 0.32
Community % of women with secondary or higher education 0.02*** 0.01 0.00 0.01
Community % of women married under age 18 -0.03 0.02 -0.01 0.01
Community % of women with zero tolerance of wife beating 0.02 0.02 -0.02 0.01
Constant -3.01 2.20 0.92 1.29
Rho -13.27*** 0.91 -15.84* 9.14
N 198 253

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10