Table A5.

Effects of leave taking on father’s involvement at 9 months – United States

	Model 1		Model 2 – supplementary analysis
	odd ratios	std error	odd ratios	std error
Preparing meals for child more than once a day
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	0.89	[0.16]	0.87	[0.15]
1 week	1.17	[0.14]	1.14	[0.14]
2 or + weeks	1.59***	[0.20]	1.54**	[0.20]
Changing diapers more than once a day
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	1.03	[0.17]	1.00	[0.16]
1 week	1.51**	[0.21]	1.45**	[0.21]
2 or + weeks	1.99***	[0.28]	1.90***	[0.26]
Getting child to bed at least once a day
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	1.03	[0.17]	0.99	[0.16]
1 week	1.26	[0.17]	1.19	[0.16]
2 or + weeks	1.54**	[0.20]	1.46**	[0.19]
Giving child a bath few times per week
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	0.84	[0.12]	0.82	[0.12]
1 week	1.12	[0.14]	1.08	[0.14]
2 or + weeks	1.40**	[0.16]	1.35**	[0.15]
Helping child get dressed at least once a day
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	0.99	[0.16]	0.96	[0.16]
1 week	1.36*	[0.17]	1.31*	[0.17]
2 or + weeks	1.88***	[0.25]	1.80***	[0.24]
Reading books to child at least three times per week
Father’s leave (ref.=no leave)
<1 week	0.79	[0.16]	0.78	[0.16]
1 week	0.90	[0.14]	0.88	[0.13]
2 or + weeks	1.34*	[0.20]	1.31+	[0.19]

Notes:

⁺p < 0.10,

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001.

Model 1 includes controls for child, father, mother and family characteristics. Model 2 includes same controls as Model 1 plus pre-birth commitment variables.