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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Emerg Adulthood. 2018 Aug 6;8(2):118–132. doi: 10.1177/2167696818790826

Table 4:

Results of Multinomial Logistic Regression Model, by Groups, Predicting Some Chance of Divorce.

  Partnered Males  Partnered Females Single Males Single Females
Variable b SE RRR b SE RRR b SE RRR b SE RRR
Current Relationship and Family
Cohabiting −0.49 0.41 0.61 0.10 0.34 1.10
Satisfied with Relationship −0.40 0.20 0.67 −0.05 0.18 0.95
Has Children 0.28 0.50 1.33 −0.15 0.47 0.86 1.17 0.80 3.21 −0.41 0.51 0.66
Number of Sexual Partner 0.02 0.02 1.02 0.02 0.05 1.02 0.14 0.05   1.16 * 0.05 0.05 1.05
Socioeconomic Circumstances
Student 0.30 0.49 1.35 −0.66 0.40 0.52 −0.67 0.43 0.51 0.48 0.43 1.62
Education (Reference: High School or GED)
  Less than High School 0.40 0.82 1.49 0.04 0.82 1.04 0.64 0.91 1.89 1.23 0.90 3.41
  Some College −0.18 0.51 0.84 1.22 0.54 3.39 0.50 0.49 1.65 0.74 0.52 2.10
  College 0.89 0.67 2.43 0.43 0.75 1.54 0.16 0.67 1.17 1.00 0.64 2.71
Employment (Reference: Full Time)
  Unemployed −1.01 0.97 0.37 −0.57 0.55 0.57 1.94 0.76 6.93 −0.08 0.78 0.93
  Part Time 0.12 0.46 1.13 −0.22 0.38 0.80 0.91 0.45 2.49 0.64 0.40 1.89
Income (Thousands) −0.01 0.02 0.99 0.01 0.02 1.01 0.02 0.02 1.02 0.04 0.03 1.04
Financial Responsibility −0.67 0.25   0.51 * 0.01 0.17 1.01 0.32 0.18 1.37 −0.50 0.20 0.61
Worry about Future −0.02 0.14 0.98 −0.08 0.11 0.93 −0.07 0.13 0.93 0.03 0.12 1.03
Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
Social Anxiety 0.22 0.15 1.25 0.16 0.12 1.18 0.13 0.12 1.14 0.04 0.15 1.04
Emotional Wellbeing −0.02 0.26 0.98 −0.33 0.29 0.72 −0.06 0.23 0.94 0.03 0.27 1.03
Social Wellbeing 0.07 0.18 1.08 0.32 0.16 1.38 −0.01 0.18 0.99 −0.10 0.19 0.90
Psychological Wellbeing −0.63 0.25 0.53 −0.64 0.24   0.53 * −0.56 0.23 0.57 0.17 0.28 1.19
Psychological Distress 0.05 0.06 1.06 −0.06 0.05 0.94 −0.04 0.07 0.96 0.06 0.07 1.07
Other Expectations and Attitudes
Greater than 50% of Marriage −1.29 0.49   0.27 * −1.40 0.42   0.25 * 0.02 0.41 1.02 −0.23 0.39 0.79
Will Marry within 5 Years −0.43 0.49 0.65 −0.33 0.46 0.72 0.63 0.35 1.87 −0.91 0.37 0.40
Will Have (More) Children −0.51 0.51 0.60 −0.52 0.41 0.60 −0.66 0.42 0.51 −0.03 0.36 0.97
Divorce Hurts Kids −0.19 0.13 0.83 −0.24 0.12 0.78 0.02 0.12 1.02 −0.08 0.12 0.92
Single Parenting Hurts Kids 0.00 0.09 1.00 0.09 0.09 1.09 0.10 0.10 1.10 0.11 0.10 1.12
Family Form Limits Success −0.32 0.15   0.72 c 0.03 0.14 1.03 −0.17 0.14 0.84 0.36 0.16   1.44 c
Religion is Very Important 0.26 0.44 1.30 −0.24 0.33 0.78 −1.12 0.36   0.33 * −0.83 0.34 0.44
Childhood Experiences
Mom Married at Birth 0.78 0.53 2.18 0.45 0.39 1.56 0.45 0.44 1.56 0.33 0.40 1.39
Caregiver Divorce 0.06 0.45 1.06 0.46 0.35 1.59 −0.03 0.39 0.97 0.68 0.40 1.98
Maternal Education −0.09 0.08 0.92 −0.07 0.07 0.93 0.07 0.06 1.08 0.00 0.07 1.00
Covariates
Race (Reference: White)
 Black
−0.40 0.50 0.67 −0.41 0.50 0.66 −1.78 0.50   0.17 ** −0.47 0.44 0.63
  Other Race −0.34 0.52 0.71 0.27 0.51 1.31 0.10 0.53 1.11 −0.16 0.49 0.85
Hispanic −0.52 0.56 0.60 0.15 0.48 1.16 −0.34 0.56 0.71 −0.33 0.63 0.72
Age −0.09 0.12 0.92 −0.16 0.10   0.85 e −0.23 0.10 0.79 0.20 0.09   1.23 e
Controls
Caregiver is Parent 2.65 1.09 14.11 a −1.85 1.14   0.16 a −1.74 0.94 0.17 −0.25 0.68 0.78
Caregiver change −0.63 0.56 0.53 1.29 0.67 3.63 −0.32 0.55 0.73 −1.07 0.63 0.34
Year reported sexual partners (reference: 2011)
   2007 −0.12 0.46 0.89 −0.38 0.41 0.68 −0.86 0.50 0.42 −0.58 0.49 0.56
   2009 −0.73 0.57 0.48 −0.38 0.52 0.68 −1.64 0.55   0.19 * −0.67 0.51 0.51
n   362   424   432  392

Note:

*

p < 0.01;

**

p < 0.001.

Letters 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