Table 3.
Matching Estimates of Partnership Status on Mental Well‐being Scores at Age 42
| N entire sample | N under common supporta | Unmatched difference | ATT | ATU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| 1. | T: Currently in partnership | 2,620 | 2,606 | 3.88*** | 2.98*** | 2.88*** |
| C: Currently not in partnership | 764 | 762 | (0.33) | (0.45) | (0.40) | |
| 2. | T: Currently married | 2,073 | 2,059 | 1.22** | 0.64 | 0.54 |
| C: Currently cohabiting | 547 | 545 | (0.37) | (0.48) | (0.43) | |
| 3. | T: Long‐lasting marriage | 2,011 | 1,997 | 1.65*** | 1.03 | 0.93 |
| C: Long‐lasting cohabitation | 406 | 405 | (0.41) | (0.54) | (0.51) | |
| 4. | T: First and long‐lasting marriage | 1,491 | 1,475 | 1.71*** | 1.00 | 1.17 |
| C: First and long‐lasting cohabitation | 255 | 254 | (0.50) | (0.68) | (0.59) | |
| 5. | T: Currently married with own child(ren) | 1,708 | 1,684 | 1.29* | 0.32 | 0.59 |
| C: Currently cohabiting with own child(ren) | 269 | 267 | (0.49) | (0.70) | (0.59) | |
| 6. | T: Long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,685 | 1,658 | 1.47** | 0.47 | 0.78 |
| C: Long‐lasting cohabitation with own child(ren) | 244 | 242 | (0.51) | (0.73) | (0.61) | |
| 7. | T: First and long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,292 | 1,265 | 1.64** | 0.70 | 1.13 |
| C: First and long‐lasting cohab. with own child(ren) | 173 | 170 | (0.59) | (0.84) | (0.66) | |
| Women | ||||||
| 1. | T: Currently in partnership | 2,905 | 2,891 | 3.15*** | 2.26*** | 2.31*** |
| C: Currently not in partnership | 914 | 912 | (0.32) | (0.38) | (0.37) | |
| 2. | T: Currently married | 2,315 | 2,304 | 1.66*** | 0.93* | 1.03* |
| C: Currently cohabiting | 590 | 588 | (0.38) | (0.46) | (0.41) | |
| 3. | T: Long‐lasting marriage | 2,252 | 2,226 | 1.94*** | 0.97 | 1.26** |
| C: Long‐lasting cohabitation | 432 | 430 | (0.43) | (0.54) | (0.47) | |
| 4. | T: First and long‐lasting marriage | 1,613 | 1,603 | 2.20*** | 0.87 | 1.39* |
| C: First and long‐lasting cohabitation | 261 | 260 | (0.54) | (0.73) | (0.63) | |
| 5. | T: Currently married with own child(ren) | 1,926 | 1,891 | 1.93*** | 0.65 | 1.30* |
| C: Currently cohabiting with own child(ren) | 261 | 260 | (0.54) | (0.72) | (0.58) | |
| 6. | T: Long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,896 | 1,838 | 1.81** | 0.55 | 1.17 |
| C: Long‐lasting cohabitation with own child(ren) | 238 | 237 | (0.57) | (0.70) | (0.60) | |
| 7. | T: First and long‐lasting marriage with own child(ren) | 1,437 | 1,424 | 1.78** | 0.03 | 1.11 |
| C: First and long‐lasting cohab. with own child(ren) | 166 | 164 | (0.68) | (0.97) | (0.76) | |
Note. T refers to the treatment; C refers to the control. Numbers in parentheses are standard errors. Two‐tailed tests. ATT = average effects of the treatment on the treated; ATU = average effects of the treatment on the untreated.
a
Calculated as mean over the imputations.
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.