Table 3.
Logistic Regression Model Predicting Supportive Divorce Attitudes (N=1,450)
| Odds Ratio | Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|
| Cohort | ||
| 1905-1914 | 3.86**a | 1.53-9.77 |
| 1915-1924 | 2.90**a | 1.47-5.71 |
| 1925-1934 | 2.58** | 1.45-4.59 |
| 1935-1944 | 2.05** | 1.31-3.20 |
| 1945-1954 | 1.79**b | 1.18-2.71 |
| 1955-1964 (ref) | ||
| Year | ||
| 1994 (ref) | ||
| 2002 | 1.02 | 0.74 – 1.39 |
| 2012 | 1.94** | 1.30 – 2.90 |
| Marital Status | ||
| First married (ref) | ||
| Remarried | 1.86** | 1.28 – 2.72 |
| Divorced | 1.65** | 1.17 – 2.32 |
| Widowed | 1.42+ | 0.99 – 2.03 |
| Never married | 0.65 | 0.38 – 1.11 |
| Gender | ||
| Women (ref) | ||
| Men | 1.20 | 0.92 – 1.57 |
| Race and Ethnicity | ||
| White | 0.86 | 0.61 – 1.22 |
| Nonwhite (ref) | ||
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 1.67** | 1.17 – 2.38 |
| High school grad (ref) | ||
| Some college | 0.83 | 0.59 – 1.17 |
| College | 0.76+ | 0.55 – 1.05 |
| Employment | ||
| Full time (ref) | ||
| Part time | 0.75 | 0.47 – 1.19 |
| Other work | 0.85 | 0.63 – 1.16 |
| Income | ||
| Quartile 1 (ref) | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.10 | 0.76 – 1.59 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.13 | 0.74 – 1.72 |
| Quartile 4 | 1.36 | 0.87 – 2.11 |
| Income Flag | 0.98 | 0.62 – 1.54 |
| Relig. attendance | 0.90*** | 0.86 – 0.94 |
| Children | 0.85 | 0.57 – 1.26 |
| No children (ref) | ||
| Constant | 0.83 | 0.38 – 1.82 |
p < 0.10,
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.
Significantly different from 1945-1954, p < .10;
Significantly different from 1905-1914, p < .10
Analyses are weighted to correct for the complex sampling design of the GSS.