Appendix Table A.3.
Parental Employment Before and After Birth
| 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTHERS | ||||||||
| 3 months prior | 54.24% | 58.33% | 67.10% | 59.99% | 56.80% | 60.97% | 58.06% | 54.77% |
| 2 months prior | 48.13% | 53.70% | 62.98% | 60.16% | 53.01% | 60.97% | 59.37% | 53.98% |
| 1 months prior | 46.42% | 49.39% | 59.24% | 54.04% | 52.77% | 52.42% | 58.55% | 47.98% |
| Birth month | 45.62% | 41.76% | 50.94% | 47.58% | 48.21% | 51.30% | 51.22% | 44.21% |
| 1 months after | 45.08% | 42.31% | 50.09% | 44.70% | 47.74% | 44.35% | 44.57% | 45.28% |
| 2 months after | 47.11% | 45.33% | 43.24% | 45.32% | 52.12% | 46.61% | 47.15% | 44.88% |
| 3 months after | 47.30% | 49.07% | 46.73% | 46.50% | 50.34% | 49.15% | 47.00% | 45.83% |
| 4 months after | 47.48% | 46.67% | 42.48% | 48.03% | 52.81% | 46.90% | 51.69% | 50.80% |
| 5 months after | 46.32% | 49.27% | 45.28% | 48.32% | 53.33% | 52.55% | 52.41% | 48.89% |
| 6 months after | 45.88% | 49.19% | 47.74% | 48.56% | 57.11% | 49.00% | 51.29% | 49.27% |
| 7 months after | 47.13% | 52.64% | 49.23% | 49.26% | 56.89% | 53.77% | 51.52% | 49.73% |
| 8 months after | 43.77% | 52.45% | 48.77% | 50.93% | 54.27% | 56.07% | 49.76% | 49.71% |
| 9 months after | 46.57% | 53.07% | 48.28% | 50.94% | 56.33% | 56.16% | 50.19% | 48.07% |
| 10 months after | 46.37% | 52.64% | 51.46% | 51.67% | 57.25% | 56.46% | 48.93% | 50.76% |
| 11 months after | 45.81% | 50.23% | 50.14% | 49.22% | 57.29% | 56.56% | 52.48% | 49.51% |
| 12 months after | 46.53% | 54.23% | 53.11% | 47.09% | 59.39% | 55.47% | 52.87% | 51.00% |
| FATHERS | ||||||||
| 3 months prior | 92.28% | 96.17% | 97.35% | 92.47% | 96.76% | 93.26% | 92.96% | 91.73% |
| 2 months prior | 90.22% | 94.67% | 96.33% | 91.87% | 95.28% | 95.95% | 90.47% | 92.09% |
| 1 months prior | 90.12% | 93.91% | 92.00% | 91.90% | 94.22% | 96.56% | 93.40% | 87.93% |
| Birth month | 90.12% | 90.95% | 92.87% | 92.16% | 92.69% | 94.81% | 90.57% | 91.23% |
| 1 months after | 91.88% | 92.71% | 91.34% | 90.26% | 93.43% | 94.47% | 91.77% | 88.75% |
| 2 months after | 95.50% | 91.83% | 91.41% | 90.30% | 93.92% | 94.10% | 90.60% | 89.41% |
| 3 months after | 94.30% | 92.87% | 90.94% | 89.82% | 92.31% | 92.43% | 87.98% | 91.86% |
| 4 months after | 93.79% | 95.23% | 92.22% | 90.11% | 93.40% | 92.11% | 88.66% | 92.06% |
| 5 months after | 94.52% | 93.01% | 91.67% | 90.07% | 90.86% | 94.08% | 85.67% | 89.84% |
| 6 months after | 94.92% | 94.37% | 91.37% | 89.51% | 93.42% | 93.22% | 88.79% | 91.06% |
| 7 months after | 93.08% | 96.12% | 93.58% | 89.24% | 93.40% | 93.49% | 88.47% | 89.73% |
| 8 months after | 92.57% | 95.16% | 91.93% | 86.94% | 93.98% | 93.07% | 92.06% | 89.63% |
| 9 months after | 91.88% | 95.66% | 91.03% | 86.97% | 92.21% | 91.42% | 92.33% | 89.19% |
| 10 months after | 93.87% | 95.33% | 94.15% | 87.69% | 91.59% | 93.57% | 93.65% | 90.22% |
| 11 months after | 95.31% | 93.80% | 91.59% | 89.00% | 94.02% | 95.66% | 92.86% | 88.39% |
| 12 months after | 95.57% | 94.09% | 91.58% | 89.14% | 93.06% | 93.55% | 91.65% | 89.54% |
Note: Analysis uses Current Population Survey data from 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.