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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 8 Father’s satisfaction with the quality of relation with a child without multiple imputations

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

− 0.75+

0.4

− 0.13

0.41

− 0.84

1.11

Time since separation

− 0.17***

0.03

− 0.10*

0.05

− 0.10*

0.05

Father’s age

  

− 0.02

0.03

− 0.02

0.03

Education (ref.: lower than secondary)

      

 Secondary

  

0.66

0.51

0.65

0.52

 Higher than secondary

  

1.07+

0.55

1.07+

0.55

Not employed

  

− 1.20**

0.42

− 1.18**

0.41

Current co-residential partner

  

− 0.47

0.31

− 0.45

0.31

Number of children

  

− 0.26+

0.15

− 0.26+

0.15

Duration of the relationship in which a child was born

0.12**

0.04

0.12**

0.04

Child´s age (ref.: 0–6 years)

      

7–12 years

  

0

0.48

− 0.01

0.49

13 years

  

0.05

0.56

0.05

0.58

Child female

  

0.04

0.26

0.04

0.25

Country (ref.: Sweden)

      

Austria

  

0.52

0.67

0.51

0.78

Belgium

  

0.8

0.62

0.09

0.7

France

  

0.57

0.57

0.29

0.67

Germany

  

− 0.67

0.73

− 0.74

0.77

Bulgaria

  

0.73

0.69

0.62

0.75

Czech Republic

  

0.62

0.64

0.36

0.71

Lithuania

  

0.25

0.61

− 0.13

0.67

Poland

  

− 0.79

0.61

− 1.16+

0.67

Romania

  

− 0.45

0.65

− 0.59

0.73

Russia

  

− 0.7

0.63

− 0.99

0.69

Sweden*cohabitation (ref.)

      

Austria*cohabitation

0.42

0.64

  

0.25

1.33

Belgium*cohabitation

0.79

0.57

  

2.49+

1.31

France*cohabitation

0.32

0.55

  

0.74

1.21

Germany*cohabitation

− 0.95

0.74

  

0

1.63

Bulgaria*cohabitation

− 0.03

0.62

  

− 0.22

1.64

Czech Republic*cohabitation

0.05

0.59

  

0.61

1.55

Lithuania*cohabitation

− 0.12

0.54

  

1.81

1.32

Poland*cohabitation

− 1.17*

0.57

  

1.44

1.42

Romania*cohabitation

− 0.88

0.61

  

− 0.19

1.45

Russia*cohabitation

− 0.94+

0.56

  

0.88

1.6

Constant

8.60***

0.57

7.47***

1.23

7.82***

1.28

N

1546

 

1546

 

1546

 
  1. Results from linear regression with clustered standard errors. Number of father–child dyads = 1546. Number of fathers = 1190
  2. Significance levels: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, +p < 0.1