Table 3

Parameter estimates from a discrete-time hazards model of returning to the parental home at ages 20–34 years, by sex

Men (n = 10,235 person-years)Women (n = 14,615 person-years)
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2
Period (ref. = 1991–1996) 
 1997–2002 0.04 –0.18 0.19 0.20 
 2003–2008 –0.06 –0.46 0.43** 0.43 
Age Group (ref. = 20–24) 
 25–29 –1.73*** –1.60*** –1.85*** –0.92** 
 30–34 –2.73*** –2.40*** –2.66*** –1.36*** 
Educational Experience (ref. = bachelor’s degree) 
 No postcompulsory education –0.19 0.16 –0.37* 0.23 
 Postcompulsory education (no higher education) 0.29 0.11 0.49** 0.38* 
 Not known 0.81* 0.92* –0.36 0.03 
Individual Income (ref. = Quartile 1, lowest) 
 Quartile 2 –0.30 0.15 0.03 –0.06 
 Quartile 3 –0.94*** –0.08 0.15 0.32 
 Quartile 4 (highest) –1.03*** –0.14 –0.40 –0.50* 
Country of Birth (ref. = Great Britain) 
 Outside Great Britain –0.34 –0.36 –1.02 –0.96 
Parental Occupational Class (ref. = service class) 
 Intermediate class –0.01 0.24 –0.43* 0.03 
 Working class 0.15 0.53** –0.57** 0.06 
 Unemployed/inactive –0.45 –0.09 –0.50 0.29 
 Not known 0.11 0.22 0.03 0.33 
Change in Economic Activity (ref. = stable employed) 
 Student to employed  2.00***  1.54*** 
 Student to unemployed or inactive  2.79***  2.24*** 
 Unemployed or inactive to employed  0.84*  0.28 
 Employed to unemployed or inactive  0.91*  1.04*** 
 New student  1.24**  0.45 
 Stable student  –0.17  –0.44 
 Stable unemployed or inactive  0.17  –0.79* 
Change in Partnership Status (ref. = consistently unpartnered) 
 New or stable partnership  –3.34***  –2.85*** 
 Dissolution  1.56***  1.64*** 
Parent (ref. = nonparent) 
 Parent  0.05  –1.33*** 
Partner × Parent 
 Stable unpartnered × parent  0.54  1.11* 
 Dissolution × parent  0.79  –0.51 
Age Group × Period 
 25–29 × 1997–2002  0.59  –0.37 
 25–29 × 2003–2008  0.27  –0.61 
 30–34 × 1997–2002  1.09*  –0.52 
 30–34 × 2003–2008  1.34*  –0.37 
Constant –1.71*** –2.37*** –2.54*** –2.47*** 
Pseudo-R2 .17 .41 .16 .38 
Wald Statistic 351.03*** 572.16*** 391.98*** 837.25*** 
Degrees of Freedom 15 31 15 31 
Men (n = 10,235 person-years)Women (n = 14,615 person-years)
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2
Period (ref. = 1991–1996) 
 1997–2002 0.04 –0.18 0.19 0.20 
 2003–2008 –0.06 –0.46 0.43** 0.43 
Age Group (ref. = 20–24) 
 25–29 –1.73*** –1.60*** –1.85*** –0.92** 
 30–34 –2.73*** –2.40*** –2.66*** –1.36*** 
Educational Experience (ref. = bachelor’s degree) 
 No postcompulsory education –0.19 0.16 –0.37* 0.23 
 Postcompulsory education (no higher education) 0.29 0.11 0.49** 0.38* 
 Not known 0.81* 0.92* –0.36 0.03 
Individual Income (ref. = Quartile 1, lowest) 
 Quartile 2 –0.30 0.15 0.03 –0.06 
 Quartile 3 –0.94*** –0.08 0.15 0.32 
 Quartile 4 (highest) –1.03*** –0.14 –0.40 –0.50* 
Country of Birth (ref. = Great Britain) 
 Outside Great Britain –0.34 –0.36 –1.02 –0.96 
Parental Occupational Class (ref. = service class) 
 Intermediate class –0.01 0.24 –0.43* 0.03 
 Working class 0.15 0.53** –0.57** 0.06 
 Unemployed/inactive –0.45 –0.09 –0.50 0.29 
 Not known 0.11 0.22 0.03 0.33 
Change in Economic Activity (ref. = stable employed) 
 Student to employed  2.00***  1.54*** 
 Student to unemployed or inactive  2.79***  2.24*** 
 Unemployed or inactive to employed  0.84*  0.28 
 Employed to unemployed or inactive  0.91*  1.04*** 
 New student  1.24**  0.45 
 Stable student  –0.17  –0.44 
 Stable unemployed or inactive  0.17  –0.79* 
Change in Partnership Status (ref. = consistently unpartnered) 
 New or stable partnership  –3.34***  –2.85*** 
 Dissolution  1.56***  1.64*** 
Parent (ref. = nonparent) 
 Parent  0.05  –1.33*** 
Partner × Parent 
 Stable unpartnered × parent  0.54  1.11* 
 Dissolution × parent  0.79  –0.51 
Age Group × Period 
 25–29 × 1997–2002  0.59  –0.37 
 25–29 × 2003–2008  0.27  –0.61 
 30–34 × 1997–2002  1.09*  –0.52 
 30–34 × 2003–2008  1.34*  –0.37 
Constant –1.71*** –2.37*** –2.54*** –2.47*** 
Pseudo-R2 .17 .41 .16 .38 
Wald Statistic 351.03*** 572.16*** 391.98*** 837.25*** 
Degrees of Freedom 15 31 15 31 

p ≤ .10; *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001

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