Table 4.

Relative risk ratios from discrete-time multinomial logistic regression of repartnering through remarriage versus cohabitation for men (unweighted N = 597)

	Remarried vs. Unpartnered		Cohabiting vs. Unpartnered		Cohabiting vs. Remarried
Economic Resources
Years of education	1.07		1.02		0.95
Employed	1.45		1.90	*	1.31
Owns home	1.96	*	1.36		0.69
Wealth (logged)	0.98		1.05		1.07
Pension	1.42		1.21		0.85
Has health insurance	1.24		0.83		0.67
Health
Number of chronic conditions	0.85	†	1.12		1.32	*
Number of ADL/IADL difficulties	0.86		1.03		1.20	†
Social Ties
Relatives or friends nearby	0.78		0.36	***	0.46	*
Resident child	0.90		0.47	*	0.52
Marital Biography
Years since divorce	1.15	*	0.94		0.81	**
Duration of prior marriage	1.02		1.04	*	1.02
Age at dissolution	1.01		0.95	*	0.94	†
Dissolved a remarriage	1.75		2.69	**	1.54
Demographic Characteristics
Nonwhite	1.23		0.84		0.68
Baby Boomer	0.76		0.85		1.13
Constant	0.00	**	0.33		93.72
Model Fit Statistics			F(32,48.5) = 6.40

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

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001