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. 2023 Feb 23;39(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s10680-023-09654-7

Table 2.

The effect of parents’ family status and social class on offspring’s family dissolution. Linear probability models

Silent generation Baby boomers Generation X
1925–1945 1946–1964 1965–1979
Parents’ family status (ref: intact family)
 Non-intact family 0.09** 0.14*** 0.13***
(0.04) (0.03) (0.03)
Parents’ class (ref: low-skilled working class)
 Skilled working class 0.01  − 0.02**  − 0.03**
(0.01) (0.01) (0.01)
 Lower-middle class 0.03*  − 0.01  − 0.04***
(0.01) (0.01) ( − 0.01)
 Upper-middle class 0.01  − 0.06***  − 0.06***
(0.01) (0.01) ( − 0.01)
Parents’ family status # parents’ class
 Non-intact # skilled working class 0.03  − 0.03 0.00
(0.06) (0.04) (0.04)
 Non-intact # lower-middle class  − 0.06  − 0.01  − 0.03
(0.06) (0.04) (0.04)
 Non-intact # upper-middle class  − 0.02 0.04  − 0.01
(0.08) (0.05) (0.04)
Observations (individuals)  7999  15,477  10,027

Controls for year of birth, gender and ethnicity. Analytical samples only include individuals aged 40+

*p < .05

**p < .01

***p < .001