Appendix Table A.1.
Number of Weeks of Leave Available to Parents under State or Federal Laws,
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 and onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| California | 12 (0) | 12 (0) | 12 (0) | 12 (0) | 12 (0/12) | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Connecticut | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Maine | 0/10 (0) | 10 (0) | 10 (0) | 10 (0) | 10 (0) | 10 (0) | 10 (0)/12 | 12 |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 8 (0)/12 | 12 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 0/6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6/12 | 12 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| New Jersey | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| New York | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0/12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 0/16 (0) | 16 (0) | 16 (0) | 16 (0) | 16 (0) | 16 (0) | 16 (0/12) | 16 (12) |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Washington | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 6 (0)/12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 0/6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6/12 | 12 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/12 | 12 |
| United States | 2.13 (0.22) | 2.32 (0.35) | 2.81 (0.54) | 2.97 (0.98) | 3.67 (1.61) | 2.94 (2.26) | 5.40 (4.95) | 12 (12) |
| % of mothers at birth month with state or federal leave laws | 25.85 | 27.66 | 36.11 | 33.85 | 43.00 | 31.91 | 55.48 | 100.00 |
| % of fathers at birth month with state or federal leave laws | 2.97 | 3.17 | 7.78 | 9.90 | 18.50 | 18.42 | 45.16 | 100.00 |
Note. Whenever the number of weeks leave is different between mothers and fathers, the numbers in parentheses are for the fathers.