. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Popul Res Policy Rev. 2019 Feb 13;38(3):327–346. doi: 10.1007/s11113-018-09509-8

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Martial and Cohabitation Expectations

	M	SE	Range	%
Expectations to cohabit^a	2.46	0.04	1 - 4
Definitely no				24.23
Probably no				21.11
Probably yes				39.24
Definitely yes				15.42
Expectations to marry^a	3.56	0.03	1 - 4
Definitely no				2.39
Probably no				4.09
Probably yes				28.25
Definitely yes				65.27
Expecting to cohabit with their future husband^b	2.80	0.04	1 - 4
Definitely no				17.56
Probably no				14.46
Probably yes				38.70
Definitely yes				29.28

Source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) 2011 – 2015.

Note: All values are weighted. Single women aged 18 to 24.

Sample size is 1,951.

Sample size is 1,890 (women who report expectations to marry).