Table 1.
Descriptive statistics. Column percent of relationship-years.
| Short-distance LAT (<1 h travel distance) | Long-distance LAT (1 h or more travel distance) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership status at time t + 1 | |||
| LAT partnership | 58.7 | 60.3 | 59.1 |
| Coresidence | 24.6 | 18.9 | 23.0 |
| Separated | 16.7 | 20.9 | 17.8 |
| Duration of LAT relationship | |||
| <1 year | 28.3 | 29.4 | 28.6 |
| 1 to <2 years | 25.5 | 26.7 | 25.8 |
| 2 to <3 years | 15.2 | 14.7 | 15.1 |
| 3 to <4 years | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| 4 + years | 20.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Woman’s age (mean) | 25.7 | 25.8 | 25.7 |
| Woman’s age squared (mean) | 687.2 | 694.4 | 689.2 |
| Man’s age (mean) | 27.7 | 27.9 | 27.8 |
| Man’s age squared (mean) | 800.3 | 808.7 | 802.6 |
| Couple’s combined employment status | |||
| Both employed | 48.7 | 36.6 | 45.4 |
| One employed | 34.2 | 39.7 | 35.7 |
| Both nonemployed | 17.2 | 23.7 | 19.0 |
| Children of female partner | |||
| No children | 80.8 | 88.2 | 82.8 |
| 1 or more children | 19.2 | 11.9 | 17.2 |
| Region | |||
| Western Germany | 61.5 | 62.6 | 61.8 |
| Eastern Germany | 38.5 | 37.4 | 38.2 |
| Partnership satisfaction | |||
| Low | 29.0 | 31.4 | 29.7 |
| Medium | 45.6 | 48.4 | 46.4 |
| High | 25.4 | 20.2 | 24.0 |
| Number of partnerships | 1156 | ||
| Number of relationship-years | 1593 | 599 | 2192 |
| Percent relationship-years | 72.7 | 27.3 | 100 |
| Number of separations | 266 | 125 | 391 |
| Number of entries into coresidence | 392 | 113 | 505 |
Source Pairfam, male and female anchors and their partner, between 20 and 40 years. Waves 1–7
LAT—living apart together relationships