. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2018 Apr;55(2):511–534. doi: 10.1007/s13524-018-0649-8

Table 2.

Multiple-Decrement Life Table Estimates of Transitions from Sexual Relationships

Panel A: Full Sample	Months Since Start of Sexual Relationship
Outcome	3	6	9	12	18	24	30	36

Still Sexually Involved	0.826	0.740	0.671	0.611	0.501	0.418	0.352	0.289
Entered Cohabiting Union	0.151	0.226	0.283	0.330	0.417	0.473	0.518	0.560
Entered Marriage	0.023	0.034	0.046	0.059	0.082	0.108	0.130	0.151
N = 6,086

	Months Since Start of Cohabitation^a

Panel B: Cohabitors	3	6	9	12	18	24	30	36

Entered Marriage	0.036	0.080	0.126	0.162	0.240	0.327	0.389	0.442
Still Cohabiting/Broke up	0.964	0.920	0.874	0.838	0.760	0.673	0.611	0.558
N = 2,831

Source: 2006–10 and 2011–13 NSFG Female respondent file. Women between the ages of 18-

Note: Individuals who break up are considered censored after the break-up date.

Among those who entered a cohabiting union, 52% marry within 4 years, 59% marry within 5 years, 64% marry within 6 years, 68% marry within 7 years, and 72% marry within 8 years