Families and Personal Networks An International Comparative Perspective

Table 5.4

Factors shaping personal configurations in Portugal. Results of the logistic regression (odd-ratios)

Portugal

Standard-nuclear

Narrow-nuclear

Parents

Beanpole

Conjugal

Siblings

Mixed

Friendship

Work

Alone

Intercept

0.130***

0.135***

0.205***

0.031***

0.155***

0.125***

0.064***

0.187***

0.064***

1.352

Birth cohort (ref. 1950–1955)1970–1975

0.274***

0.719†

3.912***

...

1.577*

1.538

3.172**

0.690

1.779†

...

Gender (ref. men)Women

1.157

0.793

1.125

1.145

0.855

1.690*

0.727

1.088

0.866

1.088

Education level (ref. upper secondary)Primary or below

1.158

2.273**

0.454*

3.459*

0.745

1.204

1.353

0.601†

0.341*

0.339

Lower secondary

1.137

2.162**

0.659†

2.796†

0.946

0.846

1.671

0.793

0.692

2.707

Lower tertiary

1.354

1.708

0.589

...

0.394

1.255

1.587

0.255

3.781*

...

Upper tertiary

0.518

1.289

0.834

...

0.452*

0.804

2.023

0.980

1.870†

26.176†

Family structurePartnership

1.367

0.986

1.293

0.976

0.784

0.717

0.931

1.103

0.880

...

Parenthood

excl.

excl.

0.750

excl.

1.641†

0.396**

0.605

0.899

0.513*

0.012**

Siblings

1.216

1.181

0.464**

2.429

0.865

excl.

0.507*

1.081

1.762

0.161

Note: †

p < 0.1; *

p < 0.05; **

p < 0.01; ***

p < 0.001