Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with the choice of marrying during the Lenten period: results from a multivariate logistic regression. Italy, 2007–2009

Age of groom

1.004

(0.005)

0.001

(0.000)

Age of wife

1.005

(0.002)**

0.001

(0.000)*

Occupation of the groom (ref. white collar)

 Entrepreneur

1.088

(0.038)**

0.001

(0.000)**

 Self-employed

1.101

(0.048)**

0.002

(0.000)***

 Other autonomous work

1.127

(0.115)

0.0018

(0.001)

 Manager

1.054

(0.075)

0.001

(0.001)

 Blue collar

0.963

(0.032)

−0.001

(0.000)

 Other dep. worker

1.216

(0.125)*

0.0037

(0.002)*

 Unemployed

1.295

(0.099)***

0.005

(0.002)**

 Looking for a job

1.195

(0.167)

0.003

(0.003)

 Retired

1.193

(0.160)

0.007

(0.004)*

 Student

1.537

(0.237)***

0.009

(0.004)**

 Unable to work

1.709

(0.762)

0.0136

(0.014)

 Other

0.892

(0.236)

−0.002

(0.005)

Occupation of the bride (ref. white collar)

 Entrepreneur

1.252

(0.054)***

0.004

(0.000)***

 Self-employed

1.148

(0.083)*

0.002

(0.001)*

 Other autonomous work

0.826

(0.105)

−0.003

(0.002)

 Manager

0.893

(0.087)

−.002

(0.001)

 Blue collar

1.006

(0.040)

0.001

(0.000)

 Other dep. work

1.098

(0.113)

0.001

(0.002)

 Unemployed

1.317

(.078)***

0.005

(0.001)***

 Looking for a job

1.341

(0.076)***

0.005

(0.000)***

 Retired

1.291

(0.331)

0.007

(0.007)

 Housewife

1.329

(0.071)***

0.005

(0.001)***

 Student

1.237

(0.094)***

0.003

(0.001)**

 Unable to work

0.833

(0.740)

−0.003

(0.013)

 Other

1.890

(0.516)**

0.012

(0.007)*

Education of the groom (ref. primary)

 University degree

0.923

(0.118)

−.001

(0.002)

 Some university

0.942

(0.165)

−0.001

(0.003)

 High school

0.982

(0.133)

−0.001

(0.003)

 Middle school

1.001

(0.130)

0.001

(0.002)

Education of the bride (ref. primary)

 University degree

0.779

(0.078)**

−0.005

(0.002)*

 Some university

0.778

(0.099)**

−0.005

(.003)

 High school

0.865

(0.088)

−0.003

(0.002)

 Middle school

0.946

(0.100)

−0.001

(0.003)

Prev. marital status of the groom (ref. single)

 Widower

1.580

(0.362)**

0.013

(0.007)*

 Divorced

1.662

(0.198)***

0.013

(0.004)***

Prev. marital status of the bride (ref. single)

 Widow

1.679

(0.308)***

0.015

(0.008)*

 Divorced

1.501

(0.177)***

0.012

(0.004)***

Nationality (ref. both Italian)

 Groom is Italian, bride is not Italian

1.604

(0.113)***

0.011

(0.002)***

 Groom is not Italian, bride is Italian

1.737

(0.181)***

0.012

(0.003)***

 Both not Italian

1.642

(0.580)

0.012

(0.010)

Year (ref. 2007)

 2008

0.704

(0.024)***

−0.005

(0.000)***

 2009

1.022

(0.030)

0.001

(0.518)

Number

464,593

464,593

McFadden’s Pseudo R ²

0.021

Adjusted R ²

0.0037