Table 8.
Comparing Effects of FMLA on Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality in Big-Firm and Small-Firm Counties
| Birth Weight (g) | Gestation (weeks) | LBW | Premature | Total Infant Mortality | Infant Mortality: 28 days – 1 year | Infant Mortality: <28 days | |
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| Small County * Post * Treatment State | 0.7149 (4.3459) | −0.0037 (0.0264) | −0.0013 (0.0010) | 0.0009 (0.0025) | 0.0020+ (0.0011) | 0.0010 (0.0008) | 0.0009 (0.0007) |
| Big County * Post * Treatment State | 2.0436 (6.2221) | 0.0206 (0.0337) | −0.0008 (0.0024) | −0.0027 (0.0029) | −0.0002 (0.0003) | 0.0001 (0.0001) | −0.0002 (0.0003) |
| N | 5,806,400 | 5,788,023 | 5,806,400 | 5,788,023 | 185,431 | 185,431 | 185,431 |
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| COLLEGE-ED AND MARRIED SAMPLE | |||||||
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| Small County* Post * Treatment State | 11.8667 (14.8911) | 0.0611 (0.0802) | −0.0054 (0.0039) | 0.0015 (0.0065) | 0.0027 (0.0022) | −0.0011 (0.0012) | 0.0038** (0.0018) |
| Big County * Post * Treatment State | 14.9578+ (8.8581) | 0.0408 (0.0247) | −0.0040** (0.0019) | −0.0043** (0.0019) | −0.0008** (0.0004) | −0.0004** (0.0002) | −0.0004 (0.0003) |
| N | 680,940 | 679,539 | 680,940 | 679,539 | 50,651 | 50,651 | 50,651 |
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| LESS THAN COLLEGE AND SINGLE SAMPLE | |||||||
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| Small County* Post * Treatment State | −6.5206 (17.1318) | 0.1024 (0.0611) | −0.0034 (0.0057) | 0.0002 (0.0044) | −0.0001 (0.0015) | −0.0004 (0.0009) | 0.0004 (0.0012) |
| Big County * Post * Treatment State | 5.0248 (7.4235) | 0.0305 (0.0347) | 0.0010 (0.0021) | −0.0014 (0.0028) | 0.0003 (0.0003) | −0.0000 (0.0003) | 0.0003 (0.0004) |
| N | 2,085,200 | 2,079,522 | 2,085,200 | 2,079,522 | 60,026 | 60,026 | 60,026 |
Notes: The results presented here list the coefficients on the difference-in-difference-in-difference effects of the FMLA, separately for “big-firm” and “small-firm” counties. “Big-firm” counties are those that have a conditional probability of employment in a firm with 50+ employees greater than 0.70. “Small-firm” counties are those that have a conditional probability of employment in a firm with 50+ employees less than 0.30. Please refer to notes under Tables 3 abd 4 for details about the sample, controls, and estimation methods. Robust standard errors are clustered on the state. All the regressions are weighted by the cell population.
Significance levels:
p<0.10
p<0.05
p<0.001