Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic factors by family type (N = 59).
| Gay Single-Father Families (n = 31) |
Heterosexual Single-Father Families (n = 28) |
χ2 (df) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child gender | 0.169 (1) | 0.681 | |||
| Boy | 15 (48.4%) | 16 (57.1%) | |||
| Girl | 16 (51.6%) | 12 (42.9%) | |||
| Number of siblings | 0.052 (1) | 0.819 | |||
| 0 | 24 (77.4%) | 20 (71.4%) | |||
| 1 | 7 (22.6%) | 8 (28.6%) | |||
| Family residence | 0.021 (2) | 0.990 | |||
| Northern Italy | 13 (41.9%) | 12 (42.9%) | |||
| Central Italy | 16 (51.6%) | 14 (50.0%) | |||
| Southern Italy | 2 (6.5%) | 2 (7.1%) | |||
| Father race/ethnicity (White) | 31 (100%) | 28 (100%) | 0.000 (1) | 1.000 | |
| Father educational attainment | 1.202 (2) | 0.548 | |||
| Undergraduate degree | 6 (19.4%) | 5 (17.9%) | |||
| Master’s degree | 16 (51.6%) | 18 (64.2%) | |||
| Post-doctoral degree | 9 (29.0%) | 5 (17.9%) | |||
| Father work status | 0.051 (1) | 0.821 | |||
| Full-time | 26 (82.9%) | 25 (83.3%) | |||
| Part-time | 5 (17.1%) | 3 (16.7%) | |||
| Father relationship status | 1.960 (1) | 0.161 | |||
| Single | 25 (80.7%) | 17 (60.7%) | |||
| In a relationship | 6 (19.3%) | 11 (39.3%) | |||
| Nonparental caregivers involved in coparenting | 1.270 (2) | 0.530 | |||
| Child’s grandparent | 17 (54.8) | 16 (57.1) | |||
|
Single father’s mother
Single father’s father |
14 (82.4)
3 (17.6) |
15 (97.75)
1 (6.25) |
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| Child’s babysitter | 11 (35.5) | 7 (25.0) | |||
| Child’s uncle/aunt Single father’s brother Single father’s sister |
3 (9.7) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) |
5 (17.9) 0 5 (100.0) |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | F (df) | p | η p 2 | |
| Child age (months) | 95.68 (19.20) | 100.00 (21.93) | 0.652 (1,57) | 0.423 | 0.011 |
| Father age (years) | 45.26 (6.71) | 44.96 (7.01) | 0.027 (1,57) | 0.870 | <0.001 |
| Annual household income | 70,032.26 (28,568.32) | 65,357.14 (26,226.53) | 0.426 (1,57) | 0.517 | 0.007 |
Note: For 2 × 2 contingency tables, chi-square statistic with Yates correction was considered.