Table 2.
Mean Mental Well‐Being Scores by Partnership Status
| Category | Frequency | Percentage | Mean well‐being | SD of well‐being | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| 1. | Currently in partnership | 2,620 | 77.4 | 49.9 | 7.7 | [49.6, 50.2] |
| Currently not in partnership | 764 | 22.6 | 46.0 | 9.2 | [45.4, 46.7] | |
| 2. | Currently married | 2,073 | 79.1 | 50.2 | 7.5 | [49.8, 50.5] |
| Currently cohabiting | 547 | 20.9 | 48.9 | 8.0 | [48.3, 49.6] | |
| 3. | Long‐lasting marriage | 2,011 | 83.2 | 50.1 | 7.5 | [49.8, 50.4] |
| Long‐lasting cohabitation | 406 | 16.8 | 48.5 | 8.1 | [47.7, 49.3] | |
| 4. | First and long‐lasting marriage | 1,491 | 85.4 | 50.1 | 7.4 | [49.7, 50.4] |
| First and long‐lasting cohabitation | 255 | 14.6 | 48.4 | 7.9 | [47.4, 49.3] | |
| 5. | Currently married with own child(ren) | 1,708 | 86.4 | 50.0 | 7.4 | [49.7, 50.4] |
| Currently cohabiting with own child(ren) | 269 | 13.6 | 48.8 | 8.1 | [47.8, 49.7] | |
| 6. | Long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1685 | 87.4 | 50.0 | 7.4 | [49.7, 50.4] |
| Long‐lasting cohabitation with own child(ren) | 244 | 12.6 | 48.6 | 7.9 | [47.6, 49.6] | |
| 7. | First and long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,292 | 88.2 | 50.1 | 7.3 | [49.7, 50.5] |
| First and long‐lasting cohab. with own child(ren) | 173 | 11.8 | 48.4 | 7.5 | [47.3, 49.5] | |
| Women | ||||||
| 1. | Currently in partnership | 2,905 | 76.1 | 50.0 | 8.2 | [49.7, 50.3] |
| Currently not in partnership | 914 | 23.9 | 46.8 | 9.0 | [46.2, 47.4] | |
| 2. | Currently married | 2,315 | 79.7 | 50.3 | 8.1 | [50.0, 50.6] |
| Currently cohabiting | 590 | 20.3 | 48.6 | 8.4 | [48.0, 49.3] | |
| 3. | Long‐lasting marriage | 2,252 | 83.9 | 50.3 | 8.1 | [50.0, 50.6] |
| Long‐lasting cohabitation | 432 | 16.1 | 48.4 | 8.4 | [47.6, 49.1] | |
| 4. | First and long‐lasting marriage | 1,613 | 86.1 | 50.4 | 8.2 | [50.0, 50.8] |
| First and long‐lasting cohabitation | 261 | 13.9 | 48.2 | 8.0 | [47.2, 49.1] | |
| 5. | Currently married with own child(ren) | 1,926 | 88.1 | 50.3 | 8.2 | [49.9, 50.7] |
| Currently cohabiting with own child(ren) | 261 | 11.9 | 48.4 | 8.4 | [47.3, 49.4] | |
| 6. | Long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,896 | 88.8 | 50.3 | 8.2 | [49.9, 50.6] |
| Long‐lasting cohabitation with own child(ren) | 238 | 11.2 | 48.5 | 8.4 | [47.4, 49.5] | |
| 7. | First and long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,437 | 89.6 | 50.3 | 8.2 | [49.9, 50.7] |
| First and long‐lasting cohab. with own child(ren) | 166 | 10.4 | 48.5 | 8.5 | [47.2, 49.8] | |
Source. Author calculations with British Cohort Study 1970 data.
Note. CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation.