Appendix Table A.2.
Demographic Characteristics of Mothers and Fathers
| Demographic Variable | Control group | Birth month | One-month after birth | Two-months after birth | Three-months after birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of Mother/Child | |||||
| Age (years) | 27.74 (0.130) | 27.72 (0.096) | 27.57 (0.091) | 27.51 (0.091) | 27.47 (0.089) |
| <High School Graduate | 0.130 (0.008)*** | 0.161 (0.006) | 0.166 (0.006) | 0.175 (0.006) | 0.179 (0.006) |
| High School Graduate | 0.264 (0.010)*** | 0.315 (0.007) | 0.321 (0.007) | 0.329 (0.007) | 0.330 (0.007) |
| Some College | 0.177 (0.009)*** | 0.214 (0.006) | 0.221 (0.006) | 0.218 (0.006) | 0.229 (0.006) |
| College Graduate | 0.302 (0.010)*** | 0.268 (0.007) | 0.269 (0.007) | 0.264 (0.006) | 0.258 (0.006) |
| Married | 0.759 (0.010) | 0.746 (0.007) | 0.730 (0.007)* | 0.715 (0.007)*** | 0.705 (0.007)*** |
| Non-Hispanic White | 0.737 (0.007) | 0.711 (0.005) | 0.707 (0.005) | 0.705 (0.005) | 0.695 (0.005) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.094 (0.007) | 0.108 (0.005) | 0.112 (0.005) | 0.114 (0.005) | 0.120 (0.005) |
| Hispanic | 0.119 (0.007) | 0.123 (0.005) | 0.127 (0.005) | 0.130 (0.005) | 0.133 (0.005) |
| Other Race | 0.050 (0.005) | 0.058 (0.004) | 0.054 (0.003) | 0.050 (0.003) | 0.052 (0.003) |
| Child is First-Born | 0.340 (0.011)*** | 0.369 (0.008) | 0.379 (0.007) | 0.385 (0.007) | 0.385 (0.007) |
| Number of children | 2.18 (0.028)** | 2.10 (0.020) | 2.08 (0.018) | 2.06 (0.017) | 2.07 (0.018) |
| Characteristics of Father | |||||
| Age (years) | 32.01 (0.188) | 31.87 (0.118) | 31.64 (0.113) | 31.88 (0.113) | 31.80 (0.114) |
| <High School Graduate | 0.096 (0.008) | 0.100 (0.006) | 0.098 (0.005) | 0.096 (0.005) | 0.109 (0.005) |
| High School Graduate | 0.248 (0.012) | 0.302 (0.008) | 0.292 (0.008) | 0.298 (0.008) | 0.312 (0.008) |
| Some College | 0.183 (0.010) | 0.221 (0.008) | 0.206 (0.007) | 0.224 (0.007) | 0.225 (0.007) |
| College Graduate | 0.345 (0.013) | 0.354 (0.009) | 0.357 (0.008) | 0.354 (0.008) | 0.350 (0.008) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 0.801 (0.007) | 0.786 (0.005) | 0.787 (0.005) | 0.794 (0.005) | 0.783 (0.005) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.050 (0.007) | 0.050 (0.005) | 0.054 (0.005) | 0.052 (0.005) | 0.050 (0.005) |
| Hispanic | 0.107 (0.007) | 0.107 (0.005) | 0.110 (0.005) | 0.108 (0.005) | 0.118 (0.005) |
| Other Race | 0.042 (0.005) | 0.057 (0.004) | 0.049 (0.003) | 0.046 (0.003) | 0.048 (0.003) |
| Child is First-Born | 0.340 (0.011)*** | 0.370 (0.008) | 0.378 (0.007) | 0.384 (0.007) | 0.382 (0.007) |
| Number of children | 2.19 (0.028)** | 2.10 (0.020) | 2.09 (0.018) | 2.07 (0.018) | 2.08 (0.018) |
| State/Federal Characteristics & Policies | |||||
| State Unemployment Rate | 5.64 (0.038)** | 5.54 (0.026) | 5.51 (0.024) | 5.53 (0.023) | 5.54 (0.023) |
| Any State/Federal Maternity Leave Entitlement | 0.621 (0.011)*** | 0.708 (0.007) | 0.726 (0.007) | 0.740 (0.006) | 0.745 (0.006) |
| Weeks of State/Federal Maternity Leave Entitlement | 6.28 (0.128)*** | 7.28 (0.088) | 7.56 (0.082) | 7.83 (0.079) | 7.95 (0.078) |
| Any State/Federal Paternity Leave Entitlement | 0.458 (0.011)*** | 0.575 (0.008) | 0.601 (0.007) | 0.621 (0.007) | 0.637 (0.007) |
| Weeks of State/Federal Paternity Leave Entitlement | 5.39 (0.134)*** | 6.74 (0.094) | 7.12 (0.088) | 7.36 (0.085) | 7.56 (0.084) |
| State infant exemption (child’s age in months) | 31.88 (0.517)*** | 26.50 (0.262) | 25.36 (0.236) | 24.30 (0.224) | 23.72 (0.216) |
| State providing waiver program | 0.038 (0.004) | 0.036 (0.003) | 0.032 (0.003) | 0.032 (0.002) | 0.035 (0.003) |
| TANF | 0.121 (0.007) | 0.122 (0.005) | 0.127 (0.005) | 0.132 (0.005) * | 0.134 (0.005) ** |
| Federal and state max. refundable EITC (log) | 7.69 (0.011)*** | 7.74 (0.51) | 7.76 (0.008) | 7.78 (0.007) | 7.80 (0.007) |
Note: See note on Table 1. Asterisks in the control-group column indicate significant differences between the control group and all of the treatment groups. Asterisks in the individual treatment-group column indicate significant differences between the control and that individual treatment group.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001).