Table 9.
Effects of FMLA Using Unconditional Probability of Eligibility
| Birth Weight (g) | Gestation (weeks) | LBW | Premature | Total Infant Mortality | Infant Mortality: 28 days – 1 year | Infant Mortality: <28 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHOLE SAMPLE | 4.9278** (2.0877) | 0.0252+ (0.0149) | −0.0021*** (0.0005) | −0.0028+ (0.0015) | −0.0005** (0.0002) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | −0.0005** (0.0002) |
| N | 5,474,178 | 5,464,434 | 5,474,178 | 5,464,434 | 182,895 | 182,895 | 182,895 |
| COLLEGE-ED AND MARRIED SAMPLE | 6.0616** (2.6420) | 0.0214+ (0.0107) | −0.0026** (0.0011) | −0.0024** (0.0010) | −0.0006** (0.0003) | −0.0002 (0.0002) | −0.0004+ (0.0002) |
| N | 669,830 | 669,270 | 669,830 | 669,270 | 59,877 | 59,877 | 59,877 |
| LESS THAN COLLEGE AND SINGLE SAMPLE | 5.6331+ (3.2004) | 0.0063 (0.0119) | −0.0012 (0.0008) | −0.0025+ (0.0014) | −0.0003 (0.0004) | −0.0001 (0.0002) | −0.0001 (0.0003) |
| N | 2,050,765 | 2,045,790 | 2,050,765 | 2,045,790 | 50,458 | 50,458 | 50,458 |
Notes: The results presented here list the coefficients on the DDD effects of the FMLA on each of the outcomes listed in the top row. Likely eligibility is calculated using the unconditional probability of employment in a firm with 50 or more employees for a given county and year. This probability equals the ratio of approximate employment in all firms with 50 or more employees to the population aged 15–64 in each county and year. Counties that have ever had a year with population less than 1000 people over 1989–1997 are omitted. Please refer to notes under Tables 3 and 4 for details about the samples, 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