Table 5.

OLS regressions of father engagement five years after birth (N=1,793)

	Leave use			Weeks of leave use
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6
Leave use after child’s birth	0.50*** (0.10)	0.30** (0.10)	0.25* (0.11)
Weeks of leave taken				0.19*** (0.04)	0.12** (0.04)	0.11* (0.04)
Attitudes towards fatherhood		0.19** (0.05)	0.18** (0.05)		0.18** (0.05)	0.17** (0.05)
Importance of providing financial support		0.09 (0.12)	0.09 (0.12)		0.08 (0.12)	0.08 (0.12)
Importance of providing direct care		0.18 (0.14)	0.22 (0.14)		0.17 (0.14)	0.21 (0.14)
Involvement by father’s father		0.08 (0.05)	0.06 (0.05)		0.09† (0.05)	0.06 (0.05)
Cohabiting with mothera		0.34** (0.11)	0.30** (0.11)		0.35** (0.11)	0.30** (0.11)
Married to mothera		0.72*** (0.11)	0.55*** (0.13)		0.72*** (0.11)	0.55*** (0.13)
Child’s mother expects to work			0.01 (0.11)			-0.01 (0.11)
Father has other children			-0.09 (0.09)			-0.09 (0.09)
Father’s age			0.00 (0.01)			0.00 (0.01)
Blackb			-0.29* (0.11)			-0.31** (0.11)
Latino/Hispanicb			-0.18 (0.12)			-0.19 (0.12)
Other raceb			-0.44* (0.21)			-0.46* (0.21)
Less than high schoolc			0.18† (0.11)			0.18† (0.11)
Some collegec			0.21† (0.11)			0.20† (0.11)
College or higherc			0.16 (0.15)			0.15 (0.15)
Income (logarithmic)			0.03 (0.05)			0.03 (0.05)

^†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”