Table 3 Contact (logged)

Previous union type (ref.: marriage)

 Cohabitation

− 0.41*

0.2

− 0.12

0.2

-0.36

0.49

Time since separation

− 0.11***

0.02

− 0.10***

0.03

− 0.10***

0.03

Father’s age

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.02

Education (ref.: lower than secondary)

 Secondary

0.46*

0.23

0.47*

0.23

 Higher than secondary

0.42⁺

0.25

0.43⁺

0.25

Not employed

− 0.46*

0.19

− 0.46*

0.2

Current co-residential partner

− 0.33*

0.16

− 0.33*

0.16

Number of children

− 0.13⁺

0.07

− 0.13⁺

0.07

Duration of the relationship to which a child was born

0.03⁺

0.02

0.03⁺

0.02

Child’s age (ref.: 0–6 years)

7–12 years

0.16

0.25

0.16

0.26

13 years

0.37

0.3

0.37

0.3

Child female

0.01

0.14

0.02

0.14

Country (ref.: Sweden)

Austria

0.43

0.29

0.60⁺

0.31

0.58

0.37

Belgium

0.87**

0.27

0.98***

0.29

0.76*

0.34

France

0.48⁺

0.27

0.65*

0.27

0.55

0.34

Germany

− 0.56⁺

0.32

− 0.4

0.31

− 0.46

0.34

Bulgaria

0.13

0.32

0.53

0.35

0.31

0.38

Czech Republic

0.1

0.27

0.44

0.29

0.3

0.34

Lithuania

− 0.45

0.28

− 0.24

0.3

− 0.36

0.35

Poland

0.06

0.29

0.26

0.31

0.11

0.35

Romania

-− 0.67⁺

0.38

− 0.29

0.39

− 0.33

0.43

Russia

− 0.47⁺

0.28

− 0.24

0.31

− 0.32

0.35

Sweden*cohabitation (ref.)

Austria*cohabitation

0.1

0.59

Belgium*cohabitation

0.72

0.59

France*cohabitation

0.25

0.55

Germany*cohabitation

0.12

0.74

Bulgaria*cohabitation

0.9

0.85

Czech Republic*cohabitation

0.93

0.62

Lithuania*cohabitation

0.49

0.66

Poland*cohabitation

0.65

0.68

Romania*cohabitation

− 0.22

1.02

Russia*cohabitation

0.12

0.76

Constant

3.73***

0.28

2.57***

0.61

2.65***

0.64

N

1497

1497

1497