Table 3.

Coefficients from Logistic Models of Transition into First Marriage for Women: Late Teens to Mid-20s (Between the Ages 18 and 23) and Mid-To Late-20s (Between the Ages 24 and 30)

	Model 1				Model 2
	ages 18–23		ages 24–29		ages 18–23		ages 24–29
	Coef.	SE	Coef.	SE	Coef.	SE	Coef.	SE
Race/ethnicity (ref: non-Hispanic whites)
Black	−1.197***	(0.16)	−1.082***	(0.19)	−1.197***	(0.16)	−1.077***	(0.19)
Hispanic	−0.224+	(0.14)	−0.192	(0.18)	−0.224+	(0.14)	−0.196	(0.18)
Other racial/ethnic groups	−1.037**	(0.36)	−0.592+	(0.31)	−1.036**	(0.36)	−0.568+	(0.31)
Educational Attainment (ref: High school)
Less than high school	−0.182	(0.16)	0.118	(0.31)	−0.179	(0.16)	0.127	(0.31)
Some college	0.780*	(0.31)	0.459*	(0.21)	0.781*	(0.31)	0.459*	(0.21)
College or more	0.068	(0.20)	0.241	(0.16)	0.068	(0.20)	0.244	(0.16)
Employment status (ref: Full-time)
Part-time (< 35 hours a week)	−0.068	(0.12)	−0.077	(0.14)	−0.068	(0.12)	−0.072	(0.14)
Occupational status (mean-centered)	0.088	(0.06)	0.164**	(0.06)	0.077	(0.07)	0.040	(0.07)
Annual earnings (logged $)	−0.009	(0.02)	0.067*	(0.03)	–0.009	(0.02)	0.066*†	(0.03)
Occupational autonomy (mean-centered)					0.043	(0.14)	0.596***†	(0.17)
Constant	−5.742***	(0.30)	−5.536***	(0.44)	−5.741***	(0.30)	−5.565***	(0.44)
# of person-months	96910		65971		96910		65971

Note: Numbers presented in this table are weighted results from multiply imputed restricted person-month data. All models control for age in years, first birth status, parental education attainment, childhood family structures (at age 12), and regional and metropolitan residence. In the models with the complete person-month data, we further control for school enrollment status and employment status with not employed as the reference group. Results from complete person-month data are available upon request.

^†indicates statistically significant age differences and underlines indicate statistically significant gender difference. T-tests are conducted only in Model 2s.

⁺p<.1

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.001