Table 2.

Multinomial logistic regression model. Average marginal effects

	Start of coresidence	Union dissolution	Remaining in LAT relationship (reference)
Duration of LAT relationship
<1 year	−0.143***	0.011	0.133***
1 to <2 years	0	0	0
2 to <3 years	−0.045	−0.014	0.059*
3 to <4 years	−0.103***	−0.076***	0.179***
4 + years	−0.065**	−0.035	0.100***
Woman’s age	0.040**	−0.015	−0.025
Woman’s age squared	−0.001*	0.000	0.000
Man’s age	0.081***	−0.013	−0.069***
Man’s age squared	−0.001***	0.000	0.001***
Couple’s combined employment status
Both employed	0	0	0
One employed	−0.014	0.000	0.014
Both nonemployed	−0.042*	−0.011	0.053*
Children of female partner
No children	0	0	0
1 or more children	−0.064***	0.017	0.048
Region
Western Germany	0	0	0
Eastern Germany	0.006	−0.014	0.007
Partnership satisfaction
Low	−0.075***	0.158***	−0.084***
Medium	0	0	0
High	0.079***	−0.038**	−0.041
Travel time to partner
Short distance (<1 h)	0	0	0
Long distance (1 h or more)	−0.061***	0.039**	0.022

LAT—living apart together relationships. * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01. Source: Pairfam, male and female anchors and their partner, between 20 and 40 years. Waves 1–7