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Table 2 Bivariate Probit results of the determinants of current marital status and school enrollment status, all girls 15–17 years (general population sample)

From: Risk factors associated with the practice of child marriage among Roma girls in Serbia

 

General population

Roma

Variable

Coefficient

S.E.

Coefficient

S.E.

Currently married

Rural (reference = urban)

0.15

0.41

0.58*

0.30

Religion (reference = Orthodox Christians)

0.45

0.46

0.23

0.27

Wealth (reference = poorest wealth quintile)

Second wealth quintile

-1.10**

0.54

-0.21

0.41

Third wealth quintile

-1.11*

0.60

0.27

0.36

Fourth wealth quintile

0.02

0.55

-0.52

0.44

Richest wealth quintile

-9.18***

0.80

-0.69

0.43

Age (reference = 17 year olds)

15 years of age

-2.65***

0.72

-1.52***

0.30

16 years of age

-2.16***

0.58

-0.24

0.30

Community % of women with secondary or higher education

-0.03*

0.01

-0.01

0.01

Community % of women married under age 18

0.05**

0.02

0.01

0.01

Community % of women with zero tolerance of wife beating

-0.04*

0.02

0.00

0.01

Constant

3.44

2.30

-0.97

1.09

Currently enrolled in school

Rural (reference = urban)

0.34

0.32

-0.36

0.29

Religion (reference = Orthodox Christians)

0.20

0.44

-1.06***

0.31

Wealth (reference = poorest wealth quintile)

Second wealth quintile

0.67

0.49

-0.16

0.50

Third wealth quintile

1.33***

0.48

0.62

0.48

Fourth wealth quintile

0.74

0.55

0.86*

0.49

Richest wealth quintile

8.61***

0.75

1.36**

0.52

Age (reference = 17 year olds)

15 years of age

1.16***

0.33

0.89

0.31

16 years of age

0.22

0.46

0.26

0.32

Community % of women with secondary or higher education

0.02***

0.01

0.00

0.01

Community % of women married under age 18

-0.03

0.02

-0.01

0.01

Community % of women with zero tolerance of wife beating

0.02

0.02

-0.02

0.01

Constant

-3.01

2.20

0.92

1.29

Rho

-13.27***

0.91

-15.84*

9.14

N

198

 

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  1. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10