Table 4.
Multinomial logit: odds of returning part-time and staying home following first birth, relative to the odds of returning full-time, 1980–2002, coefficient estimates
| Part-time vs. full-time | Stay home vs. Full-time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1(a) | Model 1(b) | Model 1(c) | Model 1(a) | Model 1(b) | Model 1(c) | |
| FMLA in effect | 0.2745b (0.1316) | 0.1428 (0.1392) | 0.4163b (0.2069) | 0.1164 (0.1210) | −0.0763 (0.1317) | 0.2864 (0.1904) |
| FMLA time trend (1993–2002) | 0.0743c (0.0242) | −0.0462 (0.0703) | 0.0945c (0.0227) | −0.0699 (0.0665) | ||
| Square of FMLA time trend (1993–2002) | 0.0106a (0.0058) | 0.0146c (0.0055) | ||||
| State law in effect | 0.3139c (0.0755) | 0.3259c (0.0757) | 0.3267c (0.0757) | 0.1682b (0.0736) | 0.1820b (0.0738) | 0.1820b (0.0739) |
| Time trend, 1980–2002 | 0.0245 (0.0223) | 0.0010 (0.0237) | 0.0003 (0.0237) | −0.0058 (0.0202) | −0.0312 (0.0211) | −0.0324 (0.0211) |
| Employment to population ratio, males aged 25–64 | 0.0661b (0.0333) | 0.0453 (0.0338) | 0.0790b (0.0395) | −0.0247 (0.0293) | −0.0465 (0.0296) | −0.0089 (0.0330) |
| Took paid maternity leave | −0.5434c (0.0734) | −0.5364c (0.0735) | −0.5366c (0.0735) | −0.8948c (0.0734) | −0.8833c (0.0735) | −0.8832c (0.0735) |
| Log of other household income | 0.0190 (0.0134) | 0.0174 (0.0134) | 0.0175 (0.0134) | 0.0437c (0.0123) | 0.0422c (0.0124) | 0.0424c (0.0124) |
| Log of income | −0.0774c (0.0129) | −0.0777c (0.0130) | −0.0780c (0.0130) | −0.2024c (0.0108) | −0.2024c (0.0108) | −0.2030c (0.0108) |
| Black, non-hispanic | −0.6463c (0.1285) | −0.6426c (0.1285) | −0.6427cc (0.1286) | −0.0626 (0.1016) | −0.0552 (0.1017) | −0.0558 (0.1018) |
| Other race, non-hispanic | −0.9334c (0.1691) | −0.9493c (0.1694) | −0.9570c (0.1696) | −0.4307c (0.1388) | −0.4474c (0.1391) | −0.4570c (0.1392) |
| Hispanic | −0.8838c (0.1497) | −0.8903c (0.1498) | −0.8935c (0.1499) | −0.3620c (0.1143) | −0.3693c (0.1144) | −0.3733c (0.1145) |
| Constant | −7.0379b (2.9463) | −5.0490a (3.0013) | −8.0380b3.5050) | 2.3684 (2.5936) | 4.4335a (2.6246) | 1.1020 (2.9255) |
| Observations | 7,961 | 7,961 | 7,961 | 7,961 | 7,961 | 7,961 |
| Log likelihood | −6,644 | −6,633 | −6,629 | −6,644 | −6,633 | −6,629 |
Standard errors in parentheses
a
significant at 10%;
b
significant at 5%;
c
significant at 1%
Note: All models control for education, birth cohort, age at birth, field, potential years experience, moved since first birth, and marital status