TABLE 2.
Unweighted Means for Economic Hardship, Depressive Symptoms, and Relationship Distress, by Marital Status (N = 1,492)
| All Couples |
Married Couples |
Cohabiting Couples |
Chi-Square or Mean Difference | ||||
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| % or Mean | SD | % or Mean | SD | % or Mean | SD | ||
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| Economic Hardship (M) | |||||||
| Year
1 (100%) |
0.64 | 1.06 | 0.45 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 1.12 | p < .001 |
| Year
3 (100%) |
0.62 | 1.08 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 1.21 | p < .001 |
| Year
5 (99.7%) |
0.65 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.22 | p < .001 |
| Depression (M) | |||||||
| Year
1 (100%) |
11.19 | 9.83 | 12.58 | p < .10 | |||
| Year
3 (99%) |
15.49 | 12.50 | 18.53 | p < .001 | |||
| Year
5 (99.5%) |
12.44 | 11.08 | 13.82 | ns | |||
| Depression (F) | |||||||
| Year
1 (92.6%) |
5.57 | 5.72 | 5.42 | ns | |||
| Year
3 (93%) |
9.79 | 10.02 | 9.54 | ns | |||
| Year
5 (90.3%) |
7.12 | 6.13 | 8.14 | ns | |||
| Relationship Distress | |||||||
| Year 5 (M; 86%) | 1.34 | 0.51 | 1.25 | 0.44 | 1.44 | 0.56 | p < .001 |
| Year 5 (F; 75.6%) | 1.24 | 0.41 | 1.16 | 0.32 | 1.34 | 0.48 | p < .001 |
Note: Mean differences by marital status are tested using two-tailed t tests for economic hardship and relationship distress. χ2 difference tests are used for parental depression. M = Mothers; F = Fathers. Numbers in percentage with survey year represents percent not missing for that year.