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Table 3c Odds Ratios of Logistic Regression Models Predicting
Marriage As an Outcome of First Cohabitation by
Racial/Ethnic Group (weighted data, N=10,381 &
n
Asian
=617)
N=10,381
N=617
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
White (ref.)
(ref.)
(ref.)
--
--
--
Black 0.37*** 0.38*** 0.48*** --
--
--
Hispanic 0.74** 0.82
0.97
--
--
--
East Asian 0.47** 0.54* 0.59*
(ref.)
(ref.)
(ref.)
Filipinos 0.68* 0.81
0.98
1.51
1.38
1.78†
South Asians 0.77
0.92
1.06
1.71† 1.34
1.43
Male 0.72*** 0.73*** 0.71*** 0.47** 0.44** 0.42**
Age at Wave 4 1.24*** 1.23*** 1.23*** 1.30** 1.32** 1.38**
Family Structure
Two-parent family (ref.) --
--
--
--
--
Single-parent family
0.81** 0.82**
2.91† 3.06†
Stepfamily
0.97
0.97
1.55† 1.59†
Other family
1.16
1.17
1.40 1.57
Maternal Education
Less than HS (ref.) --
--
--
--
--
High School
0.95
0.93
0.91
0.79
Some College
0.94
0.92
0.49
0.42†
University and more
0.89
0.86
0.50 0.40
Generational Status
1st generation
0.84
0.88
1.94† 1.77
2nd generation
0.77* 0.79*
1.66
1.51
3rd generation (ref.) --
--
--
--
--
Partner
’
s Race
White
1.40**
1.70†
Asian
1.02
0.51
Other (ref.)
--
--
--
--
pseudo r-square 0.04742 0.04994 0.05225 0.07268 0.13433 0.16510
Note: † p<.10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001
The “other” category of partner’s race refers to partners who are black,
Hispanic, or other race.