TABLE 3.
INTENSIVE FATHER INVOLVEMENT FOR NONMARITAL CHILDREN BY TIME SINCE RELATIONSHIP ENDED
| Overall | White | Black | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time since parents stopped coresiding | ||||
| 1 wave | 49.1 | 47.1 | 52.1 | 44.7 |
| 2 waves | 34.2 | 26.9 | 37.8 | 29.5 |
| 3 waves | 24.4 | 20.6 | 26.8 | 19.7 |
| 4 waves | 17.9 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 14.9 |
| Time since parents were romantically involved | ||||
| 1 wave | 42.1 | 43.2 | 42.4 | 40.9 |
| 2 waves | 25.6 | 22.7 | 27.8 | 23.4 |
| 3 waves | 19.5 | 16.8 | 21.1 | 16.7 |
| 4 waves | 8.1 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
NOTE: Percentages are unweighted and pooled across survey waves in person–period format. Intensive father involvement is defined as seeing child at least eight days in past month.