Table 2:
Descriptive Statistics and Comparisons between Groups
| Partnered Males | Partnered Females | Single Males | Single Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean / % | SE | Mean / % | SE | Mean / % | SE | Mean / % | SE | ||
| Outcome | ||||||||||
| Chance of Divorce (Reference: No Chance) | ||||||||||
| Some Chance | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | ||||||
| 50% or Greater Chance | 0.15 | 0.10d | 0.20d,f | 0.12 f | ||||||
| Current Relationship and Family Formation | ||||||||||
| Cohabiting | 0.28 a | 0.42 a | ||||||||
| Relationship Satisfaction | 5.97 | 0.07 | 6.10 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Has Children | 0.13 b | 0.21 d | 0.05 b,d,f | 0.15 f | ||||||
| Number of Sexual Partners | 5.43 c | 0.59 | 4.02 e | 0.22 | 3.85 f | 0.41 | 2.60 c,e,f | 0.22 | ||
| Socioeconomic Circumstances | ||||||||||
| Student | 0.38 c | 0.37 e | 0.44 | 0.52 c,e | ||||||
| Education (Reference: High School or GED) | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Some College | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.14 | ||||||
| AS or Higher | 0.50 c | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.65 c | ||||||
| Employment (Reference: Full Time) | ||||||||||
| Unemployed | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||
| Part Time | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Income (Thousands) | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Financial Responsibility | 5.45 a | 0.72 | 3.16 a,d | 0.48 | 6.37 d,f | 0.64 | 3.70 f | 0.47 | ||
| Worry about Future | 4.19 c | 0.07 | 4.07 | 0.07 | 3.97 | 0.07 | 3.83 c | 0.08 | ||
| Mental and Emotional Wellbeing | ||||||||||
| Social Anxiety | 3.11 a,c | 0.10 | 3.50 a | 0.09 | 3.43 | 0.10 | 3.68 c | 0.09 | ||
| Emotional Wellbeing | 5.12 b | 0.05 | 5.17 d | 0.05 | 4.91b,d | 0.05 | 5.02 | 0.06 | ||
| Social Wellbeing | 3.57 | 0.09 | 3.66 | 0.07 | 3.56 | 0.08 | 3.74 | 0.07 | ||
| Psychological Wellbeing | 5.14 b | 0.06 | 5.20 d | 0.05 | 4.91b,d | 0.06 | 5.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Psychological Distress | 4.47 | 0.23 | 5.02 | 0.24 | 4.86 | 0.23 | 4.86 | 0.22 | ||
| Other Expectations and Attitudes | ||||||||||
| Will Marry | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.69 | ||||||
| Marry Within 5 Years | 0.76 b,c | 0.79 d,e | 0.49 b,d,f | 0.64 c,e,f | ||||||
| Will Have (More) Children | 0.79 c | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.66c | ||||||
| Divorce Hurts Kids | 5.98 | 0.11 | 5.73 | 0.10 | 5.66 | 0.11 | 5.71 | 0.10 | ||
| Single Parenting Hurt Kids | 4.37 ab,c | 0.12 | 3.31 a,d | 0.10 | 3.75 b,d | 0.12 | 3.32 c | 0.13 | ||
| Family Form Limits Success | 2.04 a | 0.09 | 1.74 a | 0.06 | 1.87 | 0.07 | 1.74 | 0.07 | ||
| Religion is Very Important | 0.27 c | 0.32 | 0.26 f | 0.41 c,f | ||||||
| Childhood Experiences | ||||||||||
| Mother Married at Birth | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Caregiver Divorce | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Maternal Education | 13.37 | 0.25 | 13.11 | 0.22 | 13.40 | 0.23 | 12.96 | 0.39 | ||
| Covariates | ||||||||||
| Age | 23.84 | 0.18 | 24.39 d,e | 0.18 | 23.51 d | 0.17 | 23.35 e | 0.20 | ||
| Race (Reference: White) | ||||||||||
| Black | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Other Race | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Hispanic | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Controls | ||||||||||
| Caregiver is Parent | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Caregiver changed | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.08 | ||||||
| Year reported sexual partners (reference: 2011) | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 0.44 b,c | 0.47 d,e | 0.29 b,d | 0.27 c,e | ||||||
| 2009 | 0.22 a | 0.30 d,e | 0.22 d | 0.20 e | ||||||
| N | 362 | 424 | 432 | 392 | ||||||
Note: Females more likely to be partnered, p < 0.01. Letter superscripts denote differences at p < 0.01 between:
a)
partnered males and partnered females
b)
partnered males and single males
c)
partnered males and single females
d)
partnered females and single males
e)
partnered females and single females
f)
single males and single females.