Table 3.
Prevalence and Churning of Relationship Type by Year of Birth and Maternal Education
Panel A. Low (n = 3,680) | ||||||
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Year of birth | ||||||
1985–1989 | 1990–1994 | 1995–1999 | 2000–2004 | 2005–2010 | % change | |
Relationship state | ||||||
Marriage | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.47 | −39 |
Churning | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 10 |
Cohabitation | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 292 |
Churning | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.38 | 1.25 | 1.14 | −20 |
Panel B. Moderate (n = 2,161) | ||||||
Year of birth | ||||||
1985–1989 | 1990–1994 | 1995–1999 | 2000–2004 | 2005–2010 | % change | |
Relationship state | ||||||
Marriage | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.62 | −22 |
Churning | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 36 |
Cohabitation | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 205 |
Churning | 1.63 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.22 | −25 |
Panel C. High (n = 1,424) | ||||||
Year of birth | ||||||
1985–1989 | 1990–1994 | 1995–1999 | 2000–2004 | 2005–2010 | % change | |
Relationship state | ||||||
Marriage | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.91 | −3 |
Churning | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.12 | −34 |
Cohabitation | ||||||
Prevalence | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 279 |
Churninga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Note. Bolded estimates show significant differences (p < .05) and italicized show marginal differences (p < .10) from the 1985 to 1989 cohort. Estimates are weighted.
Estimates were unreliable because of small sample sizes and are not shown.