Table 2

Multinomial model of living arrangements, full sample

MarriedCohabiting, FatherCohabiting, Nonfather
Coeff.SECoeff.SECoeff.SE
Experimental Group –0.247 0.287 –0.137 0.338 –0.586 0.310 
Child Support History in Year Prior to Entering W-2 
 $1,000 or more paid on behalf of family 0.149 0.445 –0.666 0.548 0.070 0.420 
Age >30 Years –0.521 0.428 –0.691 0.495 –0.680 0.376 
African American –1.183** 0.344 –1.106* 0.438 –0.891* 0.385 
Education (vs. less than high school) 
 High school 0.390 0.311 –1.060* 0.415 –0.361 0.350 
 More than high school 0.712 0.440 –0.728 0.688 0.811* 0.404 
Region (vs. Milwaukee) 
 Other urban county –0.075 0.399 0.107 0.504 –0.282 0.458 
 Rural county 0.186 0.458 0.353 0.589 0.509 0.503 
Age of Youngest (vs. <3 years) 
 Age 3–5 years 0.718* 0.366 0.168 0.468 0.350 0.390 
 Age 6 or more years 0.278 0.456 –1.793* 0.792 0.489 0.382 
Intercept –1.340** 0.388 –0.877* 0.413 –1.213** 0.428 
Log-Likelihood   –559.09    
MarriedCohabiting, FatherCohabiting, Nonfather
Coeff.SECoeff.SECoeff.SE
Experimental Group –0.247 0.287 –0.137 0.338 –0.586 0.310 
Child Support History in Year Prior to Entering W-2 
 $1,000 or more paid on behalf of family 0.149 0.445 –0.666 0.548 0.070 0.420 
Age >30 Years –0.521 0.428 –0.691 0.495 –0.680 0.376 
African American –1.183** 0.344 –1.106* 0.438 –0.891* 0.385 
Education (vs. less than high school) 
 High school 0.390 0.311 –1.060* 0.415 –0.361 0.350 
 More than high school 0.712 0.440 –0.728 0.688 0.811* 0.404 
Region (vs. Milwaukee) 
 Other urban county –0.075 0.399 0.107 0.504 –0.282 0.458 
 Rural county 0.186 0.458 0.353 0.589 0.509 0.503 
Age of Youngest (vs. <3 years) 
 Age 3–5 years 0.718* 0.366 0.168 0.468 0.350 0.390 
 Age 6 or more years 0.278 0.456 –1.793* 0.792 0.489 0.382 
Intercept –1.340** 0.388 –0.877* 0.413 –1.213** 0.428 
Log-Likelihood   –559.09    

Notes: Model also controls for period entering W-2, a proxy for long-term receipt; there are no statistically significant estimates. A Hausman-McFadden test suggests the independence of irrelevant alternatives (IIA) assumption has not been violated.

p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01

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