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Appendix E
Table E1
Variables in logit-regressions
Variable
Explanation
Boy
Child is a boy
Girl
Child is a girl
Age -30 years, father
Father up to 30 years old at birth of child
Age 31-35 years, father
Father 31-35 years old at birth of child
Age 36+ years, father
Father 36 years or older at birth of child
Age -30 years, mother
Mother up to 30 years old at birth of child
Age 31-35 years, mother
Mother 31-35 years old at birth of child
Age 36+ years, mother
Mother 36 years or older at birth of child
Father > 5 years older
Father more than five years older than
mother
Father and mother about same
age
Father and mother born within five years
Mother > 5 years older
Mother more than five years older than
father
Both parents born in Sweden Both parents born in Sweden
Both parents born abroad
Both parents born abroad
Father born in Sw, mother
born abroad
Father born in Sweden, mother born abroad
Father born abroad, mother
born in Sw
Father born abroad, mother born in Sweden
First
First birth order, father
Second
Second birth order, father
Third or higher
Third or higher birth order, father
Flat rate, father
x
Father have earnings below the flat rate
compensation at the time of each reform
(60 SEK per day at the time of the
introduction of the first and second
reserved month, and 180 SEK per day for
the gender equality bonus)
Low, father
x
Fathers have earnings over the flat rate
compensation and up to 5 price base
amount
Medium, father
x
Fathers earnings are over 5 price base
amount but below the highest
compensation rate at the time of each
reform (7.5 price base amount at the time
of the introduction of the first and second
reserved month, and 10 price base amount
for the gender equality bonus)
High, father
x
Fathers' earnings are above the ceiling of the
parental leave benefits
Flat rate, mother
x
Mothers have earnings below the flat rate
compensation at the time of each reform
(60 SEK per day at the time of the
introduction of the first and second
reserved month, and 180 SEK per day for
the gender equality bonus)
