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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Marriage Fam. 2018 Dec 28;81(3):760–770. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12552

Table 3.

Generalized ordered logistic regression odds ratios predicting dissolution between ages 18–25 (N =14,211)

 Model 1  Model 2  Model 3  Model
Variable  OR  SE  OR  SE  OR  SE  OR  SE
Birth cohort (ref. = 1985–1989 [Millennials])
 1960–1964 0.62*** 0.08 0.91 0.13 0.88 0.12 1.00 0.14
 1965–1969 0.62*** 0.09 0.80 0.11 .0.81 0.11 0.92 0.13
 1970–1974 0.71* 0.10 0.83 0.11 0.87 0.11 0.92 0.12
 1975–1979 0.74* 0.10 0.80 0.11 0.83 0.10 0.91 0.12
 1980–1984 0.90 0.12 0.93 0.13 0.99 0.13 1.05 0.14
Ever cohabited (ref. = never cohabited) 4.87*** 0.31 4.40*** 0.29 4.82*** 0.33
Sociodemographics
 Race/ethnicity (ref. = non-Hispanic White)
  Black 0.90 0.06 1.13 0.09
  Hispanic 0.61*** 0.05 0.64*** 0.05
  Other 0.77* 0.09 0.82 0.12
 Education (ref. = high school diploma)
  Less than high school 1.21* 0.10 0.85 0.08
  Some college 0.81*** 0.05 1.00 0.07
  Bachelor’s degree or higher 0.46*** 0.03 1.01 0.08
Family background
 Raised by two parents (ref. = no) 0.64*** 0.04 0.79*** 0.05
 Mother’s education (ref. = high school diploma
  Less than high school 0.85* 0.06 0.81** 0.06
  Some college 1.05 0.07 1.07 0.08
  Bachelor’s degree or higher 1.06 0.08 1.14 0.08
Relationship history
  Age at first union 0.67*** 0.01
  Unpartnered first birth (ref. = no) 1.25* 0.12
*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001

Source: 1995, 2002, 2006–2010, and 2011–2015 National Survey of Family Growth