Table 2

Growth mixture model fit statistics, class sizes indicating the optimal number of classes representing diversity in living standards trajectories with age (n=4811)

Fit statisticsTwo-class model (C2)Three-class model (C3)Four-class model (C4)
Log-likelihood value−52790.4−52573.9−52425.0
No estimated parameters192225
Information criteria
 SSABIC105 681.5105 264.5104 982.5
Class reliability
 Entropy0.850.840.82
 Av. posterior probabilities range0.90–0.970.78–0.960.72–0.94
k versus k-1 classes
 Adj. LMR-LRT (p value)1193.1 (0.000)416.6 (0.000)286.6 (0.022)
Class size (sample %)
 C13997 (83.1)3920 (81.5)3577 (74.4)
 C2814 (16.9)566 (11.8)652 (13.6)
 C3326 (6.8)323 (6.7)
 C4259 (5.4)
  • Data weighted by response characteristics.

  • Adj.LMR-LRT, Adjusted Lo-Mendell-Rubin likelihood ratio test; SSABIC, Sample-size adjusted Bayesian information criteria.