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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 6 Father’s satisfaction with the quality of relation with a child including children aged 0–21

From: Does union type make a difference when you separate? Frequency of father–child contact and father’s satisfaction with the relation

 

M1

 

M2

 

M3

 
 

b

se

b

se

b

se

Previous union type (ref.: marriage)

      

Cohabitation

− 0.78*

0.35

− 0.14

0.35

0.43

0.64

Time since separation

− 0.16***

0.02

− 0.08*

0.04

− 0.09*

0.04

Father’s age

  

− 0.01

0.03

− 0.01

0.03

Education (ref.: lower than secondary)

      

Secondary

  

0.61

0.45

0.62

0.45

Higher than secondary

  

1.11*

0.48

1.13*

0.48

Not employed

  

− 1.09**

0.35

− 1.06**

0.35

Current co-residential partner

  

− 0.34

0.26

− 0.33

0.27

Number of children

  

− 0.16

0.12

− 0.16

0.12

Duration of the relationship in which a child was born

0.11**

0.03

0.11**

0.04

Child’s age (ref.: 0–6 years)

      

7–12 years

  

− 0.13

0.45

− 0.15

0.46

13–18 years

  

− 0.17

0.51

− 0.21

0.52

19–21 years

  

− 0.18

0.6

− 0.19

0.61

Child female

  

0.16

0.22

0.18

0.22

Country (ref.: Sweden)

      

Austria

− 0.15

0.51

0.22

0.53

0.74

0.66

Belgium

− 0.07

0.41

0.14

0.45

− 0.07

0.52

France

− 0.32

0.4

0.09

0.4

0.23

0.49

Germany

− 1.38*

0.56

− 1.00+

0.54

− 0.56

0.58

Bulgaria

− 0.86+

0.49

0.16

0.55

0.52

0.62

Czech Republic

− 0.69

0.45

0.07

0.48

0.27

0.54

Lithuania

− 0.75+

0.39

− 0.18

0.42

− 0.05

0.49

Poland

− 1.76***

0.42

− 1.20**

0.43

− 1.07*

0.49

Romania

− 1.48***

0.45

− 0.82+

0.46

− 0.47

0.53

Russia

− 1.73***

0.41

− 1.28**

0.45

− 1.08*

0.51

Sweden*cohabitation (ref.)

      

Austria*cohabitation

    

− 1.16

0.96

Belgium*cohabitation

    

1.32

0.9

France*cohabitation

    

− 0.4

0.78

Germany*cohabitation

    

− 1.68

1.27

Bulgaria*cohabitation

    

− 1.42

1.22

Czech Republic*cohabitation

    

− 0.55

1.11

Lithuania*cohabitation

    

0.22

0.89

Poland*cohabitation

    

0.11

1.06

Romania*cohabitation

    

− 1.63

1.06

Russia*cohabitation

    

− 0.54

1.19

Constant

9.24***

0.42

7.53***

1.08

7.41***

1.12

N

2139

 

2139

 

2139

 
  1. Results from linear regression with clustered standard errors. Number of father–child dyads = 2139. Number of fathers = 1568
  2. Significance levels: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, +p < 0.1