Families and Personal Networks An International Comparative Perspective

Table 5.5

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

Switzerland

Standard-nuclear

Narrow-nuclear

Parents

Beanpole

Conjugal

Siblings

Mixed

Friendship

Work

Alone

Intercept

0.049***

0.088***

0.040***

...

0.099***

0.244***

0.071***

0.907

0.145***

0.100**

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

0.432**

0.830

5.505***

...

1.357

0.885

1.770†

0.897

0.533*

0.546

Gender (ref. men)Women

1.077

0.615*

1.903**

1.400

1.305

0.885

1.937*

0.834

0.907

0.443*

Education level (ref. upper secondary)Primary or below

4.664***

1.273

0.322

1.290

0.597

1.226

0.278

0.320†

0.738

4.480**

Lower secondary

1.688

1.329

0.615

6.170**

1.940

1.643

0.275

0.492

0.857

0.551

Lower tertiary

1.351

0.917

0.978

2.358

0.849

0.477

...

1.049

3.067**

...

Upper tertiary

1.136

0.282*

0.876

1.065

0.639

0.473

0.759

1.657†

3.136***

...

Family structurePartnership

1.662

3.602**

1.779

3.388

1.161

0.994

0.779

0.702

0.585†

0.622

Parenthood

excl.

excl.

0.743

excl.

0.496*

0.506*

0.927

0.653*

0.919

3.076†

Siblings

1.428

0.827

0.718

3.305

1.049

excl.

0.744

0.604†

1.604

0.425

Note: †

p < 0.1; *

p < 0.05; **

p < 0.01; ***

p < 0.001