Table 4.

OLS regressions of father engagement one year after birth (N=2,233)

	Leave use			Weeks of leave use
	Model	Model	Model	Model	Model 5	Model 6
Leave use after child’s birth	0.73*** (0.08)	0.49*** (0.08)	0.48*** (0.09)
Weeks of leave taken				0.26*** (0.03)	0.18*** (0.03)	0.17*** (0.03)
Attitudes towards fatherhood		0.20*** (0.04)	0.20*** (0.04)		0.20*** (0.04)	0.20*** (0.04)
Importance of providing financial support		0.21* (0.10)	0.20* (0.10)		0.21* (0.10)	0.20† (0.10)
Importance of providing direct care		0.49*** (0.12)	0.50*** (0.12)		0.49*** (0.12)	0.50*** (0.12)
Involvement by father’s father		0.08† (0.04)	0.08* (0.04)		0.09* (0.04)	0.09* (0.04)
Cohabiting with mothera		0.68*** (0.09)	0.71*** (0.09)		0.70*** (0.09)	0.73*** (0.09)
Married to mothera		0.91*** (0.09)	1.01*** (0.11)		0.93*** (0.09)	1.02*** (0.11)
Child’s mother expects to work			0.18* (0.09)			0.16† (0.09)
Father has other children			-0.14† (0.07)			-0.14† (0.07)
Father’s age			-0.01 (0.01)			-0.01† (0.01)
Blackb			0.04 (0.09)			0.00 (0.09)
Latino/Hispanicb			0.00 (0.10)			-0.02 (0.10)
Other raceb			0.02 (0.17)			-0.04 (0.17)
Less than high schoolc			0.08 (0.09)			0.08 (0.09)
Some collegec			0.03 (0.09)			0.02 (0.09)
College or higherc			0.13 (0.12)			0.11 (0.12)
Income (logarithmic)			0.00 (0.04)			0.00 (0.04)

^†p<0.1

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001

Notes: b coefficients are presented. Standard errors are in parentheses.

^aReference group is “Non-resident father”

^bReference group is “White”

^cReference group is “High school”