Table 3.
Models Predicting Two Dimensions of Negative Relationship Quality
| Disagreement |
Instability |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLS(b) Model 1 | OLS(b) Model 2 | Odds Ratios Model 1 | Odd Ratios Model 2 | |
|
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| Relationship Status | ||||
| Daters | −0.64 | −0.58 | 0.72 | 0.78 |
| Cohabitors | −0.64 | −0.58 | 0.60 | 0.66 |
| Marrieds | −1.04**a | −0.97** | 0.32***a | 0.0.50* |
| (ref: LATs) | ||||
| Age | 0.02 | 0.97 | ||
| Woman (ref: Man) | −0.13 | 1.08 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Some College | 0.11 | 1.18 | ||
| Bachelors+ | −0.19 | 1.45 | ||
| (ref: H.S. or less) | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | −0.42* | 0.72 | ||
| Hispanic | −0.12 | 0.85 | ||
| (ref: White, Non-Hispanic) | ||||
| Owns home (ref: No) | −0.05 | 0.99 | ||
| One Child or More <18 in HH (ref: None) | 0.42* | 1.19 | ||
| Metro (ref: non-Metro) | 0.01 | 1.18 | ||
| Household Income | ||||
| $25,000--$39,999 | 0.07 | 0.78 | ||
| $40,000--$$74,999 | −0.16 | 0.57* | ||
| $75,000--$$99,999 | −0.40 | 0.55 | ||
| $100,000 or more | −0.29 | 0.55* | ||
| (ref: Less than $25,000) | ||||
| Duration of Relationship (years) | −0.00 | 0.99 | ||
| Previously Married (ref: Never Married) | −0.14 | 1.23 | ||
| _cons | 7.00*** | 6.26*** | 0.64 | 3.22 |
|
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| N | 2079 | 2079 | 2064 | 2064 |
| R2 / Pseudo R2 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
***
p<.001
Note: Superscript "a" indicates significant differences (p < .05) when cohabitation is the reference group.