The transition from cohabitation to marriage in Spain: differences and determinants in same-sex and different-sex couples

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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the continuous control variables included in the analyses by couple types—only currently co-residing couples. (INE, 2018)

Continuous variables
	Type of couple			Total
	Different-sex	Female same-sex	Male same-sex	Total
Respondent-level variables
Age of the respondent
Mean	37.85	36.38	39.26	37.84
SD	6.88	7.65	9.21	6.89
Age at start of cohabitation
Mean	28.75	28.41	31.79	28.76
SD	6.13	6.19	8.34	6.14
Time unemployed
Mean	32.37	28.13	21.53	32.28
SD	55.87	50.17	35.29	55.75
Age at first children
Mean	29.94	30.22	34.33	29.95
SD	5.82	6.08	3.06	5.82
Household-related variables
Household income
Mean	3.64	3.63	4.47	3.65
SD	1.92	1.83	2.12	1.92
N	5169	59	19	5244