Journal of Population Sciences
Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with the choice of marrying with the religious rite: results from a multivariate logistic regression. Italy, 2007–2009
(a) Logit | (b) Linear Probability Model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | S.E. | Coeff. | S.E. | |
Age of the groom | 0.955 | (0.004)*** | −0.007 | (0.001)*** |
Age of the bride | 0.989 | (0.001)*** | −0.002 | (0.001)*** |
Occupation of the groom (ref. white collar) | ||||
Entrepreneur | 1.113 | (0.040)*** | 0.013 | (0.004)*** |
Self-employed | 1.091 | (0.032)*** | 0.010 | (0.004)*** |
Other autonomous work | 0.912 | (0.053) | −0.009 | (0.008) |
Manager | 0.884 | (0.040)*** | −0.025 | (0.006)*** |
Blue collar | 0.984 | (0.029) | −0.002 | (0.004) |
Other dep. worker | 0.889 | (0.039)*** | −0.021 | (0.007)*** |
Unemployed | 0.491 | (0.031)*** | −0.105 | (0.011)*** |
Looking for a job | 0.433 | (0.037)*** | −0.122 | (0.016)*** |
Retired | 1.279 | (0.093)*** | 0.097 | (0.010)*** |
Student | 0.525 | (0.039)*** | −0.105 | (0.012)*** |
Unable to work | 0.378 | (0.063)*** | −0.119 | (0.018)*** |
Other | 0.638 | (0.066)*** | −0.044 | (0.013)*** |
Occupation of the bride (ref. white collar) | ||||
Entrepreneur | 0.855 | 0.023)*** | −0.026 | (0.005)*** |
Self-employed | 0.798 | 0.022)*** | −0.036 | (0.005)*** |
Other autonomous work | 0.829 | 0.039)*** | −0.025 | (0.007)*** |
Manager | 0.889 | 0.029)*** | −0.022 | (0.005)*** |
Blue collar | 0.822 | 0.027)*** | −0.029 | (0.005)*** |
Other dep. worker | 0.867 | 0.043)*** | −0.017 | (0.006)** |
Unemployed | 0.498 | 0.041)*** | −0.099 | (0.011)*** |
Looking for a job | 0.594 | 0.047)*** | −0.070 | (0.010)*** |
Retired | 0.725 | 0.095)** | −0.071 | (0.013)*** |
Student | 0.471 | 0.023)*** | −0.103 | (0.007)**** |
Unable to work | 0.760 | 0.036)*** | −0.045 | (0.008)*** |
Other | 0.271 | 0.059)*** | −0.190 | (0.029)*** |
Education of the groom (ref. primary) | ||||
University degree | 1.734 | (0.106)*** | 0.061 | (0.009)*** |
Some university | 1.449 | (0.077)*** | 0.034 | (0.007)*** |
High school | 1.551 | (0.096)*** | 0.044 | (0.009)*** |
Middle school | 1.375 | (0.081)*** | 0.026 | (0.009)*** |
Education of the bride (ref. primary) | ||||
University degree | 1.511 | (0.094)*** | 0.070 | (0.008)*** |
Some university | 1.382 | (0.071)*** | 0.055 | (0.007)*** |
High school | 1.390 | (0.077)*** | 0.053 | (0.008)*** |
Middle school | 1.103 | (0.059)* | 0.014 | (0.008) |
Prev. civ. status of the groom (ref. single) | ||||
Widower | 0.949 | (0.101)** | −0.041 | (0.015)*** |
Divorced | 0.058 | (0.006)*** | −0.328 | (0.015)*** |
Prev. civ. status of the bride (ref. single) | ||||
Widowed | 0.543 | (0.048)*** | −0.101 | (0.013)*** |
Divorced | 0.069 | (0.005)*** | −0.282 | (0.008)*** |
Nationality (ref. both Italian) | ||||
Groom is Italian, bride is not Italian | 0.104 | (0.006)*** | −0.363 | (0.01)*** |
Groom is not Italian, bride is Italian | 0.077 | (0.005)*** | −0.472 | (0.01)*** |
Both not Italian | 0.050 | (0.019)*** | −0.502 | (0.036)*** |
Year (ref. 2007) | ||||
2008 | 0.924 | (0.012)*** | −0.0112 | (0.002)*** |
2009 | 0.886 | (0.011)*** | −0.0188 | (0.0021)**** |
Number | 727,572 | 727,572 | ||
McFadden’s Pseudo R 2 | 0.350 | |||
Adjusted R 2 | 0.384 | |||