Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Covariates, by Marriage Status
| Variable | Not married (n = 93,264) | Married (n = 9,575) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age | 27.70 | 5.68 | 29.50 | 4.03*** |
| Years of education | 11.37 | 2.71 | 12.20 | 2.61*** |
| Missing information on education | .02 | .13 | .01 | .10*** |
| Income (in DKK 1,000)a | 169.21 | 109.48 | 237.00 | 135.17*** |
| Unemployment rate | .08 | .15 | .05 | .12*** |
| Local population density > 700 | .29 | .45 | .27 | .44*** |
| Local population density 150–700 | .37 | .48 | .35 | .48*** |
| Western origin | .01 | .08 | .00 | .06** |
| Non‐Western origin | .03 | .16 | .02 | .13*** |
| Years of cohabitation | 2.17 | 3.13 | 4.43 | 3.42*** |
| Has kids | .22 | .42 | .37 | .48*** |
| Age at criminal debut | 19.02 | 3.71 | 19.85 | 4.11*** |
| Committed crime, last year | .21 | .54 | .08 | .32*** |
| Committed crime, 2 years ago | .20 | .53 | .07 | .31*** |
| Committed crime, 3 years ago | .20 | .53 | .06 | .29*** |
| Previous convictions for drugs | 0.41 | 1.14 | 0.20 | 0.72*** |
| Ever imprisoned | .55 | .50 | .42 | .49*** |
| Parents married at age 15 | .82 | .39 | .82 | .39 |
| Parents' marital status missing | .00 | .07 | .00 | .06 |
a
At the time of this writing, 1,000 DKK ≈ 167 USD.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.