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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2012 Sep 14;95:52–59. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.09.004

Table 4.

Regressions of Lifetime Average Work Hours by Maternal Education Sub-Group

Standardized BMI
Low-Educated Mothers High-Educated Mothers
B SE B SE
Maternal average hours 0.03 0.02 0.05 * 0.02
Spouse average hours −0.04 * 0.02 0.02 0.02

Overweight
Low-Educated Mothers High-Educated Mothers
OR SE OR SE
Maternal average hours 1.05 0.04 1.10 * 0.05
Spouse average hours 0.94 0.04 1.04 0.06

Obese
Low-Educated Mothers High-Educated Mothers
OR SE OR SE
Maternal average hours 1.09 0.06 1.06 0.06
Spouse average hours 0.96 0.04 1.01 0.06

Note:

***

p < .001,

**

p < .01,

*

p < .05,

+

p < .10. B are OLS coefficients for continuous variables and OR are odds ratios for dummy variables. A one-unit change corresponds to a 10 hour increase. Regressions include all control variables as well as birth month and year fixed effects. Standard errors are adjusted for the presence of siblings.