An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany

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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 6 Results of logistic regression models

Dependent variable: Same-sex union (no (0)/ yes (1))		Model 1: Migrant status		Model 2: Individual characteristics		Model 3: Couple characteristics
Dependent variable: Same-sex union (no (0)/ yes (1))		AME	p value	AME	p value	AME	p value
“Migrant”	Yes (ref.: “native”)	− 0.01	< 0.001	− 0.01	< 0.001	− 0.01	< 0.001
Sex	Women (ref.: men)			< 0.01	0.227	< 0.01	0.900
Birth cohort (ref.: 1960–1977)	1943 to 1959			< 0.01	< 0.001	< 0.01	< 0.001
Birth cohort (ref.: 1960–1977)	1978 to 1995			0.03	< 0.001	0.03	< 0.001
Educational level	Secondary or higher (ref.: lower than secondary level)			< 0.01	0.005	< 0.01	0.005
Exogamous union	Yes (ref.: no)					− 0.00	0.048
Age differences	No differences (ref.: 4 or more years younger/older)					0.02	< 0.001
Educational differences	Same level (ref.: educational differences)					0.01	< 0.001
N		165,318		165,318		165,318
Nagelkerke R²		0.002		0.033		0.072

Source: Calculations based on German Micro census SUF 2013
Note: All models estimated for the upper boundary of same-sex unions and for the definition of migrants as persons who moved to Germany or who were born as the (grand) child of at least one parent who was not born in Germany