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Table 5 Association between the presence of children and family work patterns

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  Children present Young children present
Lower engagement Consistently standard Long family hours Consistently standard Lower engagement Long family hours
coefficient
Constant -1.684** -0.406 -0.205 -1.684** -0.406 -0.206
Presence of children 0.029 -0.648** -0.610** 0.008 -0.631** -0.552**
Presence of young children ... ... ... 0.153 -0.124 -0.483**
Demographic controls1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Panel controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1. Region of residence, age, immigration status and education level.
** Statistically significant at the 5% level or better.
Note: The reference category is one parent with low hours and one at least standard parent. ‘Standard' includes high-low individuals.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panels 1996 to 2001, 1999 to 2004, and 2002 to 2007.