Table 3.

Results of the multinomial logistic regression showing the association of cohort and parental educational attainment (P_educ) with the risk of having a first birth within cohabitation (Panel 1) or while being single (Panel 2) compared to the risk of having a first birth within marriage ^a

Country	Panel 1: cohabitation versus married				Panel 2: single versus married
	Women		Men		Women		Men
	Cohort	P_educ	Cohort	P_educ	Cohort	P_educ	Cohort	P_educ
North American countries
CAN	1.125***	.978***	1.117***	.984***	1.047***	.990***	1.028***	.995
US	1.073***	.973***	1.056***	.969***	1.032***	.978***	.998	.979***
West European countries
AUT	1.063***	1.000	1.045**	1.003	1.023	.985**	.991	.997
BEL	1.089***	1.003	1.092***	1.001	.997	.990	.999	.997
FRA	1.083***	.995	1.090***	.999	.990*	.981***	1.009	1.002
NET	1.154***	1.007*	1.145***	1.010**	1.022	.993	1.064**	.993
NOR	1.096***	.981***	1.092***	.984***	1.025***	.973***	1.019***	.978***
East European countries
BUL	1.065***	.953***	1.070***	.938***	.992	.990	.994	.997
CZE	1.047***	.979**	1.070***	.985	1.012***	.986**	1.006	.988
EST	1.060***	.985***	1.071***	.986***	1.027***	.987**	1.003	1.007
GEO	1.040***	.985***	1.051***	.987***	.991	1.003	1.008	.991
HUN	1.093***	.976***	1.094***	.978***	1.021***	.986*	1.009	.986*
LIT	1.048***	.985*	1.067***	.997	1.003	.995	.991	.997
POL	1.051***	1.002	1.072***	.997	1.009**	.998	1.007	.996
ROM	1.048***	.957***	1.063***	.930***	.973***	.996	.975***	.993
RUS	1.023***	.991**	1.017**	.998	1.003	.991**	.985*	1.006

^a Controlled for age, age², and age³ (results not shown in the table)

* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001