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Table 9 Odds of marriage by marital intentions. Six sensitivity analyses using logistics regressions models

From: Decisions on marriage? Couples’ decisions on union transition in Sweden

 

Model incl. marriages formed in 2009–2011

Model incl. those who have not considered breaking up

Model incl. those who think their relationship is serious

Model incl. those who think they are in a good relationship

Model incl. those who think they are satisfied with their relationship

Model incl. those with children and excl. those who separated during 2009–2014

OR

p

OR

p

OR

p

OR

p

OR

p

HR

p

Couple’s marital intentions

 Both partners want to get married

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Woman wants to get married

0.17

0.000

0.47

0.055

0.36

0.002

0.39

0.004

0.35

0.004

0.33

0.007

 Man wants to get married

0.22

0.001

0.58

0.185

0.39

0.007

0.39

0.009

0.35

0.005

0.43

0.056

 Neither partner wants to get married

0.13

0.000

0.26

0.000

0.23

0.000

0.21

0.000

0.27

0.000

0.33

0.001

Woman’s age

 Over 32

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

1

 Under 33

0.95

0.843

1.41

0.176

1.35

0.165

1.35

0.169

1.28

0.285

1.15

0.608

Couple’s education level

 Both partners have tertiary

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Woman tertiary and man less than tertiary

0.87

0.643

0.95

0.861

0.93

0.766

0.96

0.889

1.06

0.856

1.19

0.599

 Man tertiary and woman less than tertiary

0.91

0.812

0.77

0.577

1.06

0.883

1.02

0.963

0.86

0.711

2.01

0.155

 Both less than tertiary

0.85

0.588

0.91

0.767

0.97

0.890

0.93

0.783

0.98

0.934

0.89

0.730

Couple has children

 Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

   

 No

1.28

0.351

1.29

0.356

1.43

0.127

1.46

0.111

1.51

0.100

  

Relationship duration, continuous

1.01

0.773

1.01

0.641

1.02

0.482

1.02

0.309

1.01

0.731

1.01

0.642

Couple’s marital attitudes

 Both partners positive towards marriage

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

1

 Woman positive but man not positive

0.62

0.221

0.39

0.005

0.37

0.001

0.37

0.001

0.53

0.045

0.46

0.019

 Man positive but woman not positive

0.65

0.127

0.73

0.269

0.65

0.085

0.66

0.095

0.67

0.125

0.89

0.732

 Neither partner positive towards marriage

0.57

0.089

0.51

0.088

0.54

0.059

0.55

0.068

0.56

0.095

0.58

0.193

Sample size

507

 

337

 

478

 

469

 

395

 

337

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