TABLE 1.
Participant demographics.
| Demographic variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Relationship status with the other parent/caregiver | |
| Married/de facto | 235 (86.7%) |
| Divorced/separated | 19 (7.0%) |
| Engaged | 6 (2.2%) |
| Self‐identified as “coparents/partners in the family way” | 3 (1.1%) |
| Other a | 8 (3.0%) |
| Living arrangements | |
| Living together full‐time | 234 (86.3%) |
| Living together part‐time (e.g., several days per week) | 8 (3%) |
| Not living together | 29 (10.7%) |
| Number of children | |
| One | 108 (39.9%) |
| Two | 123 (45.4%) |
| Three | 32 (11.8%) |
| Four | 6 (2.2%) |
| Six or more | 2 (0.7%) |
| Location | |
| South Australia | 181 (66.8%) |
| Other Australian states | 46 (17.0%) |
| Did not specify | 44 (16.24%) |
| Family total gross yearly household income | |
| <$60,000 | 41 (15.10%) |
| $60,000–$99,999 | 52 (19.2%) |
| $100,000–119,999 | 36 (13.3%) |
| $120,000–149,999 | 39 (14.4%) |
| $150,000 + | 65 (24%) |
| Did not respond | 38 (14%) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Less than high school/high school completion | 27 (9.96%) |
| Certificate | 18 (6.6%) |
| Apprenticeship/advanced diploma/diploma | 36 (13.3%) |
| Bachelor's degree | 62 (22.9%) |
| Post graduate degree/graduate diploma/graduate certificate | 95 (35.1%) |
| Did not specify | 33 (12.2%) |
| Cultural/ethnic identity | |
| Australian | 205 (75.65%) |
| English | 20 (7.38%) |
| Italian | 15 (5.54%) |
| British | 10 (3.96%) |
| Chinese | 10 (3.96%) |
| Indian | 10 (3.96%) |
| Scottish | 7 (2.58%) |
| German | 4 (1.48%) |
| Irish | 4 (1.48%) |
| Australian Aboriginal | 3 (1.11%) |
| Arab | 3 (1.11%) |
| Maltese | 3 (1.11%) |
| Russian | 3 (1.11%) |
| Vietnamese | 3 (1.11%) |
| Other b | |
a
One participant (0.4%) reported never being married to the coparent; one participant (0.4%) reported having court‐mandated intervention order with the other coparent; two participants (0.8%) reported coparenting with a friend; two participants (0.8%) reported coparenting with a family member; two participants (0.8%) reported coparenting with someone they are dating seriously.
b
Cultural/ethnic identities that comprise <1% of the sample are not presented (e.g., Zimbabwean, Polish, Ukrainian, Greek, Colombian, Chilean, Macedonian, and Malay).