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Table 4

Detailed estimates of terms used in the decomposition analysis (Eq. (5)) of Table 3

Lower Educated Mothers (l)Higher Educated Mothers (h)
Cohort 1979 (0)Cohort 1997 (1)Cohort 1979 (0)Cohort 1997 (1)
Sons     
 Shares (X¯s)     
  Two biological parents .66 .42 .78 .69 
  Biological parent and stepparent .07 .16 .05 .10 
  Biological single parent .19 .33 .14 .19 
  No biological parent .08 .09 .03 .02 
 Penalties (βs) (ref. = two-parent family)     
  Biological parent and stepparent −0.05* −0.05 −0.15 −0.30*** 
  (0.02) (0.04) (0.09) (0.07) 
  Biological single parent −0.01 −0.04 −0.05 −0.37*** 
  (0.02) (0.03) (0.07) (0.05) 
  No biological parent −0.04* −0.08** −0.22 −0.25 
  (0.02) (0.03) (0.11) (0.17) 
n 881 718 638 563 
Daughters     
 Shares (X¯s)     
  Two biological parents .63 .36 .79 .67 
  Biological parent and stepparent .08 .15 .05 .10 
  Biological single parent .16 .34 .14 .21 
  No biological parent .13 .14 .03 .01 
 Penalties (βs) (ref. = two-parent family)     
  Biological parent and stepparent −0.06** −0.17*** −0.39*** −0.31*** 
  (0.02) (0.09) (0.07) (0.07) 
  Biological single parent −0.03 −0.14*** −0.16** −0.17** 
  (0.02) (0.07) (0.06) (0.05) 
  No biological parent −0.03 −0.18*** −0.46*** −0.36* 
  (0.03) (0.11) (0.08) (0.18) 
n 977 788 617 528 
Lower Educated Mothers (l)Higher Educated Mothers (h)
Cohort 1979 (0)Cohort 1997 (1)Cohort 1979 (0)Cohort 1997 (1)
Sons     
 Shares (X¯s)     
  Two biological parents .66 .42 .78 .69 
  Biological parent and stepparent .07 .16 .05 .10 
  Biological single parent .19 .33 .14 .19 
  No biological parent .08 .09 .03 .02 
 Penalties (βs) (ref. = two-parent family)     
  Biological parent and stepparent −0.05* −0.05 −0.15 −0.30*** 
  (0.02) (0.04) (0.09) (0.07) 
  Biological single parent −0.01 −0.04 −0.05 −0.37*** 
  (0.02) (0.03) (0.07) (0.05) 
  No biological parent −0.04* −0.08** −0.22 −0.25 
  (0.02) (0.03) (0.11) (0.17) 
n 881 718 638 563 
Daughters     
 Shares (X¯s)     
  Two biological parents .63 .36 .79 .67 
  Biological parent and stepparent .08 .15 .05 .10 
  Biological single parent .16 .34 .14 .21 
  No biological parent .13 .14 .03 .01 
 Penalties (βs) (ref. = two-parent family)     
  Biological parent and stepparent −0.06** −0.17*** −0.39*** −0.31*** 
  (0.02) (0.09) (0.07) (0.07) 
  Biological single parent −0.03 −0.14*** −0.16** −0.17** 
  (0.02) (0.07) (0.06) (0.05) 
  No biological parent −0.03 −0.18*** −0.46*** −0.36* 
  (0.03) (0.11) (0.08) (0.18) 
n 977 788 617 528 

Notes: Shares reflect the weighted share of each family structure type within each subgroup (Eq. (3)). Penalties are taken from separate linear probability models with controls for maternal education, age, region, and ethnicity (Eq. (4)). Sample weights are included. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.

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

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