Journal of Population Sciences
From: Decisions on marriage? Couples’ decisions on union transition in Sweden
Discrete-time survival analysis on transition to marriage (all couples) | ||
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HR | p | |
Couples’ marital intentions | ||
Both partners want to get married | ||
Woman wants to get married | 0.54 | 0.015 |
Man wants to get married | 0.54 | 0.023 |
Both partners do not want to get married | 0.37 | 0.000 |
Woman’s age | ||
Over 32 | ||
Under 33 | 0.75 | 0.074 |
Couples’ education level | ||
Both partners have tertiary | 1 | |
Woman tertiary and man less than tertiary | 0.95 | 0.809 |
Man tertiary and woman less than tertiary | 1.06 | 0.830 |
Both less than tertiary | 1.06 | 0.760 |
Couple has children | ||
Yes | ||
No | ||
Relationship duration, continuous | 1.00 | 0.991 |
Couple’s marital attitudes | ||
Both partners positive toward marriage | 1 | |
Woman positive but man not positive | 0.55 | 0.008 |
Man positive but woman not positive | 0.85 | 0.321 |
Both partners not positive toward marriage | 0.71 | 0.154 |
Number of children | ||
No children | 1.28 | 0.193 |
One child | 1 | |
Two children | 1.35 | 0.156 |
Three or more children | 1.81 | 0.021 |
Number of observations | 3042 | |
None-zero outcomes | 201 |