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

Categorical variables
	Type of couple			Total
	Different-sex	Female same-sex	Male same-sex	Total
Couple-related variables
Educational level
None highly educated	32.54	30.36	15.79	32.46
At least one highly educated	28.15	33.93	36.84	28.24
Both highly educated	39.31	35.71	47.37	39.3
Country of origin
Both born in Spain	79.18	92.86	57.89	79.25
At least one born in Spain	11.57	5.36	36.84	11.59
Both born abroad	9.25	1.79	5.26	9.15
Citizenship status
Both Spanish	86.69	96.43	73.68	86.75
At least one Spanish	8.51	3.57	26.32	8.52
Both foreign	4.8	–	–	4.73
Age homogamy
Homogamy (± 3 years)	57.28	50	43.75	57.15
Heterogamy	42.72	50	56.25	42.85
Household-related variables
Area of living
Rural	16.23	12.5	10.53	16.17
Town	33.1	30.36	31.58	33.07
City	50.67	57.14	57.89	50.76
Respondent-level variables
Ever been unemployed before marriage
No	74.66	76.79	94.74	74.75
Yes	25.34	23.21	5.26	25.25
Had a child
No	31.5	67.86	84.21	32.07
Yes	68.5	32.14	15.79	67.93
Had a child before marriage
No	62.29	83.93	94.74	62.64
Yes	37.71	16.07	5.26	37.36
N	5169	56	19	5244