Among men, lower SES [χ2 (6, 724) = 18.39, P < 0.05] and
multiple earlier marriages / cohabiting partnerships [χ2 (6, 724) = 28.30, P < 0.01] were associated with lower participation rate.
A companion report, The Supporting Healthy
Marriage Evaluation:
Early Impacts on Low - Income Families, shows that the program produced a pattern of small, positive effects on
multiple aspects of couples» relationships.