Table 1:

Description and coding of analytic variables.

Name	Description	Coding
Expectations for Divorce	“What do you think are the chances that you will get divorced?”	1 = no chance 2 = some chance 3 = about 50–50, pretty likely, it will happen
Characteristics of the current relationship and family formation
Cohabitation	“Are you living with a partner in a marriage-like relationship?”	1 = cohabiting 0 = dating
Relationship Satisfaction	“…how satisfied are you with your (current) relationship in general?”	1 = Not at all satisfied to 7 = Very satisfied
Children	“How many (biological), adopted, or step-children do you have?”	1 = 1+ children 0 = 0 children
Total Sexual Partners	Combination of three questions: “Have you ever had sexual intercourse?” If yes, “Have you had sexual intercourse more than once?” If yes, “How many partners have you EVER had intercourse with?	0 – 97
Socioeconomic Circumstances
College Enrollment	“Are you going to school full-time or part-time?”	1 = part or full-time student 0 = not student
Education	Variable constructed from responses regarding education level, high school and GED, college attendance, and degrees	1 = less than high school 2 = high school or GED 3 = some college 4 = Associate’s degree or higher
Employment	Constructed from average hours worked each week in past year at up to five jobs.	1 = full-time (35+ hours) 2 = part-time (1–34 hours) 0 = unemployed (0 hours)
Income	“How much did you earn altogether from work in 2010, that is, before anything was deducted for taxes or other things, including any income from bonuses, overtime, tips, commissions, military pay or any other source?”	0–80 (Values divided by 1,000)
Financial Responsibility	Mean of responses to 4 items. Example: “How much responsibility do you currently take for earning your own living?”	1 = “Somebody else does this for me all of the time” to 5 = “I am completely responsible for this all of the time” α = .79
Financial Worry	Mean of responses to 3 items. Example: “How often do you worry that you may not have enough money to pay for things?”	1 = “never” to 7 = “daily” α = .72
Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
Social anxiety	Mean of responses to 4 items. Example: “How often do you feel nervous when meeting new people?”	1 = “never” to 7 = “daily” α = .82
Social wellbeing	Mean of responses to 5 items. Example: “In the last month, how often did you feel that you had something important to contribute to society?”	1 = “never” to 6 = “every day” α = .74
Emotional wellbeing	Mean of responses to 3 items. Example: “In the last month, how often did you feel happy?”	1 = “never” to 6 = “every day” α = .80
Psychological wellbeing	Mean of responses to 6 items. Example: “In the last month, how often did you feel good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life?”	1 = “never” to 6 = “every day” α = .82
Psychological distress	Summed score in response to 6 items. Example: “During the past 30 days, how often did you feel nervous?”	0 = “None of the time” to 4 = “All of the time” Score ranged 0–24, α = .75
Other Expectations and Attitudes about Family Life
Likelihood of marriage	“What do you think are the chances that you will get married?”	1 = pretty likely or it will happen 0 = some chance, about 50–50
Expecting marriage soon	“At about what age do you think you will get married?”	1 = within five years of current age 0 = more than five years from current age
Would have children	(A) For those who already have children: “Would you like to have more kids?” (B) For those who do not have children: “What do you think are the chances that you will have children? … This includes biological and adopted children.”	0 = no (A) or about 50–50, some chance, no chance (B) 1 = yes (A) or pretty likely, it will happen (B)
Divorce Hurts Kids	“How much do you agree with the following statement? ‘Divorce usually has a very negative effect on the children.’”	1 = “strongly disagree”to 7 = “strongly agree”
Single Parenting Hurt Kids	“How much do you agree with the following statement? ‘ Children suffer if they are raised by a single parent.’”	1 = “strongly disagree”to 7 = “strongly agree”
Family Form Limits Success	Mean of agreement to “Children from divorced families can be just as well-adjusted and successful as children from twoparent families.” and “Children raised by single-parent families can do just as well as children raised by two-parent ones.”	1 = “strongly disagree” to 7 = “strongly agree” r = .62
Religious importance	“How important is religion to you?”	1 = very important 0 = not at all important, not very important, somewhat important, no religion, atheist, agnostic
Childhood Experiences
Maternal Education	Retrieved from adult individual files, years of completed education.	0–17
Parent was Caregiver	Created from Child Development Study files and caregiver map.	1 = parent 0 = other relation
Primary Caregiver Changed	Created from Child Development Study files and caregiver map.	1 = change 0 = no change
Caregiver Divorce before 18	Created from adult marital history file in combination with respondent birthdate.	1 = yes 0 = no
Mother was Married	Created from marriage and birth history files.	1 = married 0 = never married, widowed, divorced/annulled, separated
Covariates
Race	“What is your race? Are you white, black, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander?”	1 = white 2 = black 3 = other/multiple
Hispanic Identity	“Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino? That is, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish?”	1 = Any Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino identity 0 = Not Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino
Age	Year and month of interview minus year and month of birth, rounded down	19–29
Year Reported Sexual Partners	Year of interview respondents reported number of sexual partners.	1 = 2007 2 = 2009 3 = 2011