Table 1 Characteristics of the fathers in the original population by paternity leave days taken in 1978–1979: numbers, means, and proportions (%).
Paternity leave 0 days | Paternity leave 1–30 days | Paternity leave 31–90 days | Paternity leave > 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (n = 49,120) | 39,136 | 5,351 | 3,396 | 1,237 |
Mean year of birth | 1949 | 1949 | 1948 | 1948 |
Mean income 1980 | 70,288 SEK | 74,011 SEK | 75,854 SEK | 68,893 SEK |
Children in 2000: | ||||
- one child | 34.2% | 31.8% | 27.1% | 33.4% |
- two children | 41.3% | 44.2% | 46.6% | 40.9% |
- three or more children | 24.5% | 24.0% | 26.3% | 25.7% |
Born in Sweden | 79.3% | 89.0% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
Cohabitation 1980 | 85.4% | 92.3% | 92.6% | 90.4% |
Occupational position 1980: | ||||
- manual/low non-manual | 46.7% | 50.58% | 40.0% | 37.2% |
- medium/high non-manual | 21.3% | 31.3% | 42.1% | 39.0% |
- self-employed | 8.3% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.7% |
- other | 23.7% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 18.0% |
Deaths 1981–2001 | 4.6% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.3% |
Inpatient care 1981–2001 | 16 days | 13 days | 12 days | 17 days |
Alcohol-related inpatient care and/or death 1981–2001 | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.7% |