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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2016 Oct 7;37(15):2075–2094. doi: 10.1177/0192513X14560641

Table 2. Logistic Regression Estimates Predicting Ever Marrying. N=57,041 Prior to Imputation. Standard Errors are in Parenthesis.

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Siblings 0.069***
(0.004)
.0036***
(0.005)
0.032***
(0.005)
0.018*
(0.008)
Education 0.140***
(0.023)
0.133***
(0.023)
0.130***
(0.023)
Education Squared -0.009***
(0.001)
-0.009***
(0.001)
-0.009***
(0.001)
Mother's Education -0.022
(0.015)
-0.016
(0.015)
-0.017
(0.015)
Mother's Education Squared -0.001
(0.001)
-0.001
(0.001)
-0.001
(0.001)
Parents Divorced 0.012
(0.037)
0.053
(0.037)
0.051
(0.037)
Other Family Structure -0.055
(0.043)
-0.029
(0.043)
-0.032
(0.043)
Black -0.631***
(0.037)
-0.689***
(0.038)
-0.689***
(0.038)
Other Race 0.027
(0.057)
-0.006
(0.057)
-0.009
(0.057)
Male -0.605***
(0.026)
-0.580***
(0.027)
-0.579***
(0.027)
Age 0.255***
(0.005)
0.255***
(0.005)
0.255***
(0.005)
Age Squared -0.002***
(0.000)
-0.002***
(0.000)
-0.002***
(0.000)
Family Income (logged) 0.468***
(0.019)
0.465***
(0.019)
0.466***
(0.019)
Homeowner 0.485***
(0.059)
0.452***
(0.060)
0.452***
(0.060)
Northeast -0.532***
(0.037)
-0.485***
(0.037)
-0.486***
(0.037)
Midwest -0.205***
(0.034)
-0.175***
(0.035)
-0.175***
(0.035)
West -0.222***
(0.037)
-0.160***
(0.038)
-0.161***
(0.038)
Urban -0.421***
(0.031)
-0.403***
(0.031)
-0.403***
(0.031)
Rural 0.227***
(0.046)
0.227***
(0.046)
0.226***
(0.046)
Survey Year -0.033***
(0.002)
-0.031***
(0.002)
-0.031***
(0.002)
Gender Role Attitudes -0.027***
(0.008)
-0.026***
(0.008)
Religious Affiliation 0.269***
(0.040)
0.268***
(0.040)
Religious Attendance 0.047***
(0.006)
0.047***
(0.006)
Birth Cohort (1950+) -0.235***
(0.046)
-0.240***
(0.046)
-0.313***
(0.058)
Siblings*Birth Cohort 0.020*
(0.009)
Constant 1.097***
(0.017)
56.913***
(2.956)
52.014***
(3.002)
51.968***
(3.002)
Pseudo R2 0.01 0.31 0.32 0.32
*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001