Non-residential fatherhood in Canada

The purpose of this study was to shed light on non-residential fatherhood in Canada. Data come from the 2012 LISA. Analysis was restricted to fathers who had children under the age of 19 (N=3,592). Approximately 17.4% were non-residential fathers. Logistic regression models indicated that being outside a marital union, low educational attainment and low income were associated with increased odds of being a non-residential father. Teen parenthood was not a statistically significant predictor. I discuss the implications of these findings as well as the need for measures that better capture variability in the living arrangements of fathers and their children. Le but de cette etude est d’eclairer le phenomene de paternite non residentielle au Canada. Les donnees proviennent du sondage LISA 2012. L'analyse est limitee aux peres ayant des enfants de moins de 19 ans (N = 3 592). Environ 17,4% sont des peres non-residentiels. Les modeles de regression logistique indiquent qu'etant hors d'une union maritale, d'avoir un faible niveau de scolarite, et de faible revenu est associe a une probabilite elevee d'etre un pere non-residentiel. Etre un parent adolescent n’est pas un predicteur statistiquement significatif. Je discute des implications de ces resultats ainsi que de la necessite de mesures qui permettent de mieux saisir la variabilite des modes de vie des peres et de leurs enfants.

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