Table 2.
Work status during pregnancy and upon return to work, return within 12 months of first birth
| Work status during pregnancy |
Work status upon return, return within 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Full-time | Part-time | Total | |
| 1980–1982 | ||||
| None | 30.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 39.6 |
| Full-time | 14.4 | 32.0 | 6.8 | 53.2 |
| Part-time | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7.1 |
| Total | 47.3 | 38.7 | 14.1 | 100.0 |
| 1990–1992 | ||||
| None | 23.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 33.0 |
| Full-time | 11.1 | 40.6 | 7.5 | 59.2 |
| Part-time | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
| Total | 36.6 | 48.7 | 14.7 | 100.0 |
| 2000–2002 | ||||
| None | 22.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 31.9 |
| Full-time | 12.4 | 33.4 | 12.4 | 58.3 |
| Part-time | 3.0 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 9.8 |
| Total | 37.8 | 40.2 | 22.1 | 100.0 |
Source: Data for 1980–1989 are from wave 2 of the 1996 SIPP
data for 1990–2002 are from wave 2 of the 2004 SIPP