Parameter estimates of the effects of partnership on subjective well-being by age cohort
| . | Males . | Females . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Born Before 1962 | ||||
| Partner | 0.28* | (0.12) | 0.17 | (0.15) |
| Marriage vs. cohabitation | ||||
| Marriage (βm) | 0.36** | (0.12) | 0.31* | (0.16) |
| Cohabitation (βc) | 0.13 | (0.14) | –0.10 | (0.17) |
| p value (βm = βc) | .044* | .000** | ||
| b. Born in 1962 or Later | ||||
| Partner | 0.25** | (0.09) | 0.30** | (0.08) |
| Marriage vs. cohabitation | ||||
| Marriage | 0.30** | (0.11) | 0.37** | (0.10) |
| Cohabitation | 0.23** | (0.09) | 0.28** | (0.08) |
| p value (βm = βc) | .515 | .313 | ||
| . | Males . | Females . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Born Before 1962 | ||||
| Partner | 0.28* | (0.12) | 0.17 | (0.15) |
| Marriage vs. cohabitation | ||||
| Marriage (βm) | 0.36** | (0.12) | 0.31* | (0.16) |
| Cohabitation (βc) | 0.13 | (0.14) | –0.10 | (0.17) |
| p value (βm = βc) | .044* | .000** | ||
| b. Born in 1962 or Later | ||||
| Partner | 0.25** | (0.09) | 0.30** | (0.08) |
| Marriage vs. cohabitation | ||||
| Marriage | 0.30** | (0.11) | 0.37** | (0.10) |
| Cohabitation | 0.23** | (0.09) | 0.28** | (0.08) |
| p value (βm = βc) | .515 | .313 | ||
Notes: Panel a contains 15,395 observations with 1,704 men and 1,773 women; panel b contains 12,384 observations with 1,385 men and 1,845 women. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
*p < .05; **p < .01