Table 7 Contact (logged)

Previous union type (ref.: marriage)

Cohabitation

− 0.38⁺

0.21

− 0.1

0.21

− 0.2

0.52

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

0.44⁺

0.24

0.45⁺

0.24

 Higher than secondary

0.39

0.26

0.41

0.26

Not employed

− 0.47*

0.2

− 0.47*

0.2

Current co-residential partner

− 0.35*

0.16

− 0.35*

0.16

Number of children

− 0.14⁺

0.07

− 0.14⁺

0.07

Duration of the relationship in which a child was born

0.04⁺

0.02

0.04⁺

0.02

Child´s age (ref.: 0–6 years)

7–12 years

0.17

0.26

0.16

0.26

13 years

0.34

0.31

0.34

0.31

Child female

− 0.01

0.14

0

0.14

Country (ref.: Sweden)

Austria

0.49

0.32

0.55

0.39

Belgium

0.91**

0.3

0.74*

0.36

France

0.57*

0.28

0.53

0.35

Germany

− 0.47

0.33

− 0.5

0.36

Bulgaria

0.47

0.35

0.31

0.39

Czech Republic

0.37

0.3

0.31

0.35

Lithuania

− 0.3

0.31

− 0.37

0.36

Poland

0.22

0.32

0.13

0.37

Romania

− 0.29

0.4

− 0.26

0.44

Russia

− 0.27

0.32

− 0.29

0.37

Sweden*cohabitation (ref.)

Austria*cohabitation

0.32

0.31

− 0.07

0.62

Belgium*cohabitation

0.82**

0.29

0.62

0.63

France*cohabitation

0.4

0.28

0.1

0.58

Germany*cohabitation

− 0.64⁺

0.33

0.08

0.77

Bulgaria*cohabitation

0.06

0.33

0.73

0.87

Czech Republic*cohabitation

0.03

0.29

0.62

0.65

Lithuania*cohabitation

− 0.52⁺

0.29

0.33

0.68

Poland*cohabitation

0.02

0.3

0.46

0.7

Romania*cohabitation

− 0.66⁺

0.39

− 0.47

1.03

Russia*cohabitation

− 0.52⁺

0.3

− 0.06

0.78

Constant

3.79***

0.29

2.65***

0.62

2.67***

0.66

N

1462

1462

1462