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Published in final edited form as: Am Sociol Rev. 2015 Jun 30;80(4):738–763. doi: 10.1177/0003122415592129

Table 6.

Effects of Family Structure Transitions on Child Developmental Outcomes, by Race/Ethnicity

	Black		Hispanic		White
	FEM	MSM	FEM	MSM	FEM	MSM
A. Cognitive Achievement
Stable coresidential (ref.)
Move out	−.101^*	−.096^**	−.045	−.078	−.034	−.059
Multiple transitions from coresidential union	−.081	−.158^**	−.042	−.016	−.018	−.081
Stable single (ref.)
Move in	.077	−.008	.009	.007	.212^*	.037
Multiple transitions from single motherhood	−.035	−.055	.067	−.082	.089	−.105
N (person-years)	3,474		1,469		1,356
B. Externalizing Behavior
Stable coresidential (ref.)
Move out	.051	.029	−.051	.048	.058	.182^**^a,^b
Multiple transitions from coresidential union	.104	.093	.271^**^c	.262^*^a,^c	.004	.097
Stable single (ref.)
Move in	.026	−.019	.238^**^a,^c	.188^*^a	.026	.110
Multiple transitions from single motherhood	−.038	−.060	−.015	−.029	−.220	.027
N (person-years)	4,027		1,878		1,750
C. Internalizing Behavior
Stable coresidential (ref.)
Move out	.028	−.025	.016	.078	.192^**^a,^b	.229^***^a,^b
Multiple transitions from coresidential union	.021	.027	.217	.168	.140	.198
Stable single (ref.)
Move in	.018	−.015	.185^*^a	.177^*	.034	.098
Multiple transitions from single motherhood	−.048	−.078	−.058	−.044	−.155	−.241
N (person-years)	4,027		1,878		1,750

Note: All models include survey year, its square term, child’s age, and its square term. MSM also controls for observed time-constant covariates. The coefficients of these covariates are not shown to conserve space.

Indicates that the coefficient differs statistically from blacks.

Indicates that the coefficient differs statistically from Hispanics.

Indicates that the coefficient differs statistically from whites.

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

^***

p < .001 (one-tailed tests).