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. 2018 May 23;15(3):237–250. doi: 10.1007/s10433-018-0474-3

Table 3.

Multinomial logit regressions of being aged 40 or over and living with a grandchild in (1) a three-generation or (2) a skipped-generation household: Austria, England and Wales, France, Greece, Portugal, Romania and US up to ~2001 only

(Source: IPUMS-International (Minnesota Population Center 2017) and ONS LS)

HH type Austria England and Wales France Greece Portugal Romania US
Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio Odds ratio
Sex (female)a Three 0.89 0.93 1.10 1.12 1.07 1.08 1.36
Skipped 1.12 1.14 1.12 1.12 1.19 1.19 1.39
Age Three 1.28 1.21 1.26 1.51 1.37 1.43 1.29
Skipped 1.77 2.25 2.11 1.94 2.03 2.08 1.72
Age squared Three 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Skipped 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.00
Marital statusb
 Never married Three 0.32 0.44 0.51 0.05 0.37 0.45 0.58
Skipped 0.31 0.16 0.19 0.05 0.27 0.34 0.46
 Divorced/sep. Three 0.98 1.49 1.30 1.00 1.23 0.89 1.41
Skipped 0.82 0.95 0.54 0.61 0.70 0.53 0.91
 Widowed Three 1.66 3.18 2.59 2.06 2.37 1.74 1.96
Skipped 0.88 0.86 0.75 0.82 0.98 0.71 0.93
Educationalc
 Less than primary education Three Na na 4.80 5.88 5.04 3.21 5.95
Skipped Na na 2.77 3.96 4.00 1.89 6.81
 Primary Three 6.01 2.92 2.52 3.91 2.60 2.62 3.59
Skipped 2.18 2.27 1.83 2.63 2.05 1.67 4.49
 Secondary Three 2.48 1.50 1.65 1.43 1.63 1.56 2.25
Skipped 1.76 1.85 1.27 1.17 1.50 1.35 2.52
Employmentd
 Unemployed Three 1.15 1.38 1.63 1.09 1.19 1.27 1.22
Skipped 1.25 1.34 1.67 0.94 1.01 0.87 1.21
 Not active Three 1.07 1.24 1.38 1.18 1.16 1.24 1.14
Skipped 1.33 1.75 1.56 1.14 1.17 1.34 1.12
 Born abroade Three 1.82 4.19 1.97 2.20 1.81 0.98 2.42
Skipped 1.22 1.03 0.83 1.30 1.75 0.98 0.59
 Not owned dwellingf Three 0.22 0.87 0.71 0.85 0.98 0.63 1.00
Skipped 1.60 2.15 1.55 0.80 1.54 0.90 1.38
Census yearg
 1990s Three 0.86 0.87 1.00 0.64 1.35 1.07 0.97
Skipped 0.79 1.15 1.36 0.58 1.12 1.26 0.98
 2000s Three 0.63 0.36 0.79 0.40 1.01 1.26 1.14
Skipped 0.46 1.64 0.92 0.50 0.81 0.73 1.40

Italicised coefficients are not significant. All other coefficients at p < 0.01

Reference categories are: (1) malea; (2) married or cohabitingb; (3) university educationc; (4) employedd; (5) native borne; (6) owned dwellingf; and (7) 1980sg