Table 8.
The effect of parents’ family status and class on offspring’s family dissolution—four model specifications. Linear probability model
| 1. No controls | 2. Socio-demo | 3. Life course choices | 4. All controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family status at 16 | ||||
| Non-intact | 0.13*** | 0.12*** | 0.10*** | 0.10*** |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |
| One or both parents died | 0.07*** | 0.07*** | 0.05*** | 0.05*** |
| (0.011) | (0.011) | (0.010) | (0.010) | |
| Normalized score of ISEI | − 0.00 | − 0.00 | − 0.00 | 0.00 |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) | |
| Family status at 16 # ISEI | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) |
| Non-intact # ISEI | − 0.02** | − 0.01 | − 0.00 | − 0.01 |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |
| One or both parents died # ISEI | − 0.01 | − 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| (0.011) | (0.011) | (0.010) | (0.010) | |
| Time | 0.05*** | 0.01*** | 0.01*** | |
| (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | ||
| Time squared | − 0.00*** | − 0.00*** | − 0.00*** | |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | ||
| Time cubic | − 0.14*** | − 0.07*** | − 0.07*** | |
| (0.018) | (0.021) | (0.021) | ||
| Female | − 0.06*** | − 0.04*** | − 0.04*** | |
| (0.012) | (0.011) | (0.011) | ||
| Year of birth | 0.01 | 0.04* | 0.05** | |
| (0.022) | (0.021) | (0.021) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| No information | − 0.16*** | − 0.17*** | − 0.16*** | |
| (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.006) | ||
| European/other white | − 0.14*** | − 0.16*** | − 0.16*** | |
| (0.008) | (0.009) | (0.009) | ||
| Mixed: white & other | − 0.16*** | − 0.20*** | − 0.20*** | |
| (0.007) | (0.008) | (0.008) | ||
| Indian | − 0.12*** | − 0.10*** | − 0.09*** | |
| (0.012) | (0.012) | (0.012) | ||
| Pakistani | − 0.01 | 0.02* | 0.03** | |
| (0.012) | (0.012) | (0.012) | ||
| Bangladeshi | − 0.07*** | − 0.06*** | − 0.05** | |
| (0.020) | (0.019) | (0.020) | ||
| Other Asian/Asian British | 0.04*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| Black/African/Caribbean/black British | 0.06*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| Other | 0.07*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| Age of entry union w child | − 0.01*** | − 0.01*** | ||
| (0.000) | (0.000) | |||
| Number of unions with children | ||||
| 2nd union w child | ||||
| 3rd union w child | ||||
| Ever in a marriage | 0.03*** | 0.02*** | ||
| (0.007) | (0.008) | |||
| Education (Ref=Degree) | ||||
| Other higher | 0.04*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| A level/similar | 0.06*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| GCSE/similar | 0.07*** | |||
| (0.007) | ||||
| Other qualification | 0.07*** | |||
| (0.008) | ||||
| No qualification/Missing | 0.05*** | |||
| (0.006) | ||||
| Constant | 0.17*** | 1.61*** | 1.81*** | 1.38*** |
| (0.002) | (0.312) | (0.306) | (0.322) | |
| Observations | 34,027 | 34,027 | 34,027 | 34,027 |
Robust standard errors in parentheses
*p < 0.1
**p < 0.05
***p < 0.01