Table IV.
Expectations of co-parenting by gender and sexual orientation.
| Male |
Female |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual |
Gay/Bisexual |
Heterosexual |
Lesbian/bisexual |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| How often would you like the co-parent(s) to see the child once they are born? | ||||||||||
| Every day | 5 | 25 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 32 |
| Once a week | 3 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
| Once a fortnight | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Once a month | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
| Once a year | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Less than once a year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Not sure | 8 | 40 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| How often would you like to see the child? | ||||||||||
| Every day | 5 | 26 | 24 | 59 | 17 | 94 | 18 | 95 | 64 | 64 |
| Once a week | 5 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Once a fortnight | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Once a month | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Once a year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Less than once a year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not sure | 8 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| Where would you like the child to live? | ||||||||||
| My home all of the time | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 20 |
| My home most of the time | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
| My and co-parent's home equally | 9 | 45 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 59 |
| Co-parent's home most of the time | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Co-parent's home all of the time | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Do not know | 5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |