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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Sociol Rev. 2015 Apr 21;80(3):496–525. doi: 10.1177/0003122415581333

Table 6.

Coefficients from OLS Regression Models Predicting Distance between Experience and Ideal

(1) (2) (3) (4)

All Women Female Partner Subsample Female Partner Subsample Male Partner Subsample

Coef. Coef. Coef. Coef.
(se) (se) (se) (se)
Control Variables
 Age −.001 −.001 −.001 −.003
(.003) (.005) (.005) (.005)
 Socioeconomic Status −.026*** −.032*** −.031*** −.026*
(.004) (.008) (.008) (.011)
 Years of Education −.008** .001 .003 .008
(.003) (.004) (.005) (.006)
 Distance from Town Center (Standardized) .015* .030** .031** −.030+
(.008) (.011) (.011) (.016)
 Religious Services: Attend 1+ Times per Week .005 .008 .011 −.072*
(.014) (.021) (.021) (.031)
 Relationship Duration (Years) −.000 .002 .002 .004
(.003) (.004) (.004) (.006)
 Ever Married −.077***
(.021)
Sexual and Relationship Risk Variables
 Couple Distance Score .128** .143*
(.049) (.072)
 Age gap .067* −.038
(.032) (.064)
 Difference in Educational Attainment
  No Difference
  Male Partner Attained More .053* −.004
(.025) (.034)
  Female Partner Attained More .080* −.022
(.036) (.060)
 Different Religion −.002 .040
(.023) (.034)
 Difference in Family Income
  No Difference
  Male Partner’s Family Richer .023 .022
(.024) (.035)
  Female Partner’s Family Richer .039 .009
(.028) (.041)
Constant 1.615*** 1.454*** 1.159*** 1.163***
(.066) (.096) (.127) (.190)
Observations 817 405 405 405
R-squared .132 .094 .142 .061
*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001

+

p < .1