Table 3.

Relative risk ratios from discrete-time multinomial logistic regression of repartnering through remarriage versus cohabitation for women (unweighted N =534)

	Remarried vs. Unpartnered		Cohabiting vs. Unpartnered		Cohabiting vs. Remarried
Economic Resources
Years of education	0.93		0.98		1.05
Employed	0.94		0.99		1.05
Owns home	2.04		0.90		0.44
Wealth (logged)	1.14	†	1.10		0.97
Pension	1.57		0.95		0.60
Has health insurance	1.34		1.02		0.77
Health
Number of chronic conditions	1.13		1.13		1.00
Number of ADL/IADL difficulties	0.82	†	0.89		1.09
Social Ties
Relatives or friends nearby	0.83		0.63		0.76
Resident child	0.68		0.64		0.94
Marital Biography
Years since divorce	1.06		0.83	***	0.78	**
Duration of prior marriage	0.98		1.01		1.03
Age at dissolution	1.02		0.95	*	0.93	†
Dissolved a remarriage	0.89		0.98		1.10
Demographic Characteristics
Nonwhite	1.39		0.93		0.66
Baby Boomer	1.39		0.62		0.45
Constant	0.00	**	1.07		186.97
Model Fit Statistics			F(32,49.5) = 5.95

Note: Data are from the Health and Retirement Study, 1998–2014.

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001