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Published in final edited form as: Am Sociol Rev. 2016 Jul 14;81(4):749–770. doi: 10.1177/0003122416653112

Appendix Table 1. Full parameter estimates from multinomial logistic hazard models with area of residence fixed as of 1997: MEN: 50/10 90/50 (Reference categories in parentheses).

Household economic inequality ratio:
50/10 ratio 90/50 ratio
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
OUTCOME 1: SINGLE PARENT BIRTH
Age
16 -1.305 *** -1.306 *** -1.304 *** -1.305 ***
17 -0.627 *** -0.627 *** -0.629 *** -0.631 ***
19 0.102 0.105 0.101 0.108
20 0.312 0.319 0.311 0.327 *
21 0.216 0.227 0.216 0.240
22 0.542 ** 0.557 ** 0.543 ** 0.576 ***
23 0.287 0.306 0.287 0.327
24 0.174 0.197 0.169 0.210
25 0.203 0.224 0.202 0.247
26 -0.074 -0.050 -0.074 -0.021
27 0.280 0.309 0.283 0.345
28 and older -0.722 * -0.688 * -0.719 * -0.641
 (18)
Race/Ethnicity
 Black 1.254 *** 1.241 *** 1.238 *** 1.222 ***
 Hispanic 0.378 ** 0.370 * 0.329 * 0.314 *
 Other race/ethnicities 0.057 0.057 0.032 0.041
  (Whites)
Family composition in 1997
 Stepparent 0.487 *** 0.485 *** 0.494 *** 0.492 ***
 Single-parent 0.430 *** 0.433 *** 0.428 *** 0.433 ***
  (Other compositions)
Parental education
 High school degree -0.326 *** -0.328 *** -0.310 *** -0.309 ***
 Some college -0.598 *** -0.597 *** -0.592 *** -0.582 ***
 College degree -1.285 *** -1.283 *** -1.285 *** -1.272 ***
  (Less than high school)
Region
 North Central 0.319 * 0.319 * 0.390 ** 0.365 **
 South 0.238 * 0.248 0.281 * 0.235
 West 0.099 0.116 0.147 0.161
  (East)
Year of observation
 2000 to 2004 -0.317 * -0.316 * -0.316 * -0.314 *
 2005 to 2007 -0.385 * -0.374 -0.392 * -0.380
 2008 to 2011 -0.595 * -0.585 * -0.573 * -0.521
  (1997 to 1999)
Contextual variables:
 Unemployment rate 0.042 * 0.045 * 0.030 0.025
 Sex ratio -0.554 -0.533 -0.333 -0.322
 Household income inequality ratio -0.080 -0.067 0.150 0.327
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - women 3.009 5.001
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - men 0.551 2.053
Constant -3.588 *** -4.223 *** -4.505 *** -6.090 ***
OUTCOME 2: COHABITING BIRTH
Age
16 -2.493 *** -2.491 *** -2.493 *** -2.491 ***
17 -0.953 * -0.954 ** -0.952 * -0.953 *
19 0.417 0.423 0.419 0.422
20 0.937 *** 0.950 *** 0.940 *** 0.949 ***
21 0.919 *** 0.939 *** 0.922 *** 0.937 ***
22 1.053 *** 1.083 *** 1.058 *** 1.080 ***
23 1.182 *** 1.215 *** 1.188 *** 1.212 ***
24 1.433 *** 1.465 *** 1.442 *** 1.462 ***
25 1.517 *** 1.556 *** 1.524 *** 1.552 ***
26 1.579 *** 1.627 *** 1.587 *** 1.621 ***
27 1.263 *** 1.320 *** 1.273 *** 1.313 ***
28 and older 1.234 *** 1.306 *** 1.245 *** 1.298 ***
 (18)
Race/Ethnicity
 Black -0.053 -0.060 -0.055 -0.052
 Hispanic 0.217 0.246 0.251 0.256
 Other race/ethnicities -0.504 -0.476 -0.494 -0.469
  (Whites)
Family composition in 1997
 Stepparent 0.672 *** 0.663 *** 0.664 *** 0.662 ***
 Single-parent 0.567 *** 0.570 *** 0.567 *** 0.569 ***
  (Other compositions)
Parental education
 High school degree -0.370 *** -0.377 *** -0.379 *** -0.380 ***
 Some college -0.730 *** -0.722 *** -0.734 *** -0.723 ***
 College degree -1.494 *** -1.473 *** -1.496 *** -1.475 ***
  (Less than high school)
Region
 North Central 0.295 * 0.207 0.272 0.198
 South 0.174 0.073 0.184 0.070
 West 0.171 0.169 0.172 0.155
  (East)
Year of observation
 2000 to 2004 -0.021 -0.014 -0.022 -0.015
 2005 to 2007 -0.106 -0.096 -0.100 -0.098
 2008 to 2011 -0.340 -0.270 -0.345 -0.284
  (1997 to 1999)
Contextual variables:
 Unemployment rate 0.018 0.008 0.024 0.011
 Sex ratio 1.105 0.956 0.961 0.897
 Household income inequality ratio -0.022 0.057 -0.203 0.001
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - women 0.467 0.198
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - men 2.814 * 2.543
Constant -6.161 *** -6.945 *** -5.604 *** -6.567 ***
OUTCOME 3 : MARRIAGE PRIOR TO BIRTH
Age
16 -2.894 ** -2.891 ** -2.892 ** -2.890 **
17 -1.556 ** -1.556 ** -1.555 ** -1.556 **
19 0.766 ** 0.775 ** 0.766 ** 0.775 **
20 1.403 *** 1.425 *** 1.403 *** 1.425 ***
21 1.988 *** 2.020 *** 1.986 *** 2.019 ***
22 2.294 *** 2.343 *** 2.294 *** 2.342 ***
23 2.363 *** 2.426 *** 2.365 *** 2.425 ***
24 2.581 *** 2.646 *** 2.586 *** 2.645 ***
25 2.939 *** 3.012 *** 2.944 *** 3.013 ***
26 2.960 *** 3.045 *** 2.970 *** 3.047 ***
27 2.870 *** 2.974 *** 2.885 *** 2.978 ***
28 and older 2.988 *** 3.115 *** 3.003 *** 3.119 ***
 (18)
Race/Ethnicity
 Black -0.727 *** -0.743 *** -0.742 *** -0.751 ***
 Hispanic -0.096 -0.080 -0.061 -0.079
 Other race/ethnicities -0.776 *** -0.738 *** -0.781 *** -0.742 ***
  (Whites)
Family composition in 1997
 Stepparent -0.135 -0.150 -0.142 -0.151
 Single-parent -0.209 ** -0.202 ** -0.209 ** -0.201 **
  (Other compositions)
Parental education
 High school degree 0.014 -0.001 0.003 0.000
 Some college -0.083 -0.073 -0.094 -0.075
 College degree -0.247 * -0.219 * -0.253 * -0.220 *
  (Less than high school)
Region
 North Central 0.433 *** 0.334 *** 0.435 *** 0.341 ***
 South 0.379 *** 0.283 ** 0.442 *** 0.301 **
 West 0.221 * 0.240 * 0.260 * 0.256 *
  (East)
Year of observation
 2000 to 2004 -0.146 -0.135 -0.144 -0.133
 2005 to 2007 -0.327 -0.301 -0.315 -0.298
 2008 to 2011 -0.617 -0.523 -0.607 -0.514
  (1997 to 1999)
Contextual variables:
 Unemployment rate 0.018 0.010 0.021 0.009
 Sex ratio -0.034 -0.137 -0.085 -0.106
 Household income inequality ratio -0.195 ** -0.086 -0.416 ** -0.097
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - women 5.530 * 5.600 *
 Index of middle-skilled jobs - men 3.843 *** 3.924 ***
Constant -4.504 *** -6.401 *** -4.210 *** -6.563 ***
*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001 (two-tailed tests)