Table 1

Means and standard deviations of variables used in the analysis by family structure

MarriedDivorced FamilyStepfather FamilyStepmother Family
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSD
Woman 0.528 0.499 0.558 0.497 0.537 0.499 0.526 0.501 
Age 37.1 11.3 34.2 9.5 35.0 11.0 39.0 11.6 
Cohort 1962.9 10.7 1967.7 9.4 1965.6 10.6 1962.2 10.9 
Year of Survey 8.235 5.429 9.946 5.090 8.740 5.349 9.279 5.234 
Education 12.796 2.878 12.544 3.020 11.925 3.046 12.057 3.021 
Father’s Education 10.289 3.479 11.068 3.473 10.549 3.657 10.549 3.167 
Mother’s Education 9.073 2.898 9.961 3.041 9.485 2.852 9.916 3.063 
Number of Siblings 3.850 2.156 3.172 1.753 3.341 1.951 4.237 2.231 
Church Attendance 0.809 1.368 0.320 0.935 0.356 0.998 0.582 1.276 
Father’s Church Attendance 2.169 1.858 1.053 1.644 0.826 1.507 1.557 1.883 
Mother’s Church Attendance 2.295 1.819 1.259 1.718 1.184 1.682 1.577 1.855 
N 30,545 1,001 697 215 
MarriedDivorced FamilyStepfather FamilyStepmother Family
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSD
Woman 0.528 0.499 0.558 0.497 0.537 0.499 0.526 0.501 
Age 37.1 11.3 34.2 9.5 35.0 11.0 39.0 11.6 
Cohort 1962.9 10.7 1967.7 9.4 1965.6 10.6 1962.2 10.9 
Year of Survey 8.235 5.429 9.946 5.090 8.740 5.349 9.279 5.234 
Education 12.796 2.878 12.544 3.020 11.925 3.046 12.057 3.021 
Father’s Education 10.289 3.479 11.068 3.473 10.549 3.657 10.549 3.167 
Mother’s Education 9.073 2.898 9.961 3.041 9.485 2.852 9.916 3.063 
Number of Siblings 3.850 2.156 3.172 1.753 3.341 1.951 4.237 2.231 
Church Attendance 0.809 1.368 0.320 0.935 0.356 0.998 0.582 1.276 
Father’s Church Attendance 2.169 1.858 1.053 1.644 0.826 1.507 1.557 1.883 
Mother’s Church Attendance 2.295 1.819 1.259 1.718 1.184 1.682 1.577 1.855 
N 30,545 1,001 697 215 

Source: Onderzoek Gezinsvorming (National Fertility Survey) 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008 (author’s calculations).

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