Appendix Table A2.
Eligible-control group differences by state leave laws
| Mean for eligible group (employed prebirth) – mean for control group (not employed prebirth)
|
(1) and (2) sig diff? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) States with a leave law | (2) States without a leave law | ||
| White non-Hispanic | 0.170 | 0.122 | |
| Black non-Hispanic | 0.029 | 0.010 | |
| Hispanic | −0.187 | −0.129 | * |
| Asian | −0.013 | −0.010 | |
| Other race/ethnicity | 0.002 | 0.007 | |
| Single | 0.007 | −0.006 | |
| No parent with high school | −0.209 | −0.165 | * |
| Mother: Less than high school | −0.258 | −0.197 | ** |
| Mother: High school | 0.031 | 0.014 | |
| Mother: Some college | 0.097 | 0.117 | |
| Mother: BA degree | 0.051 | 0.047 | |
| Mother: More than BA degree | 0.078 | 0.018 | *** |
| Mother’s age | 1.474 | 1.102 | |
| No resident siblings at 9 months | 0.100 | 0.141 | |
| 1 resident sibling at 9 months | −0.008 | −0.029 | |
| More than 1 resident sibling at 9 months | −0.091 | −0.112 | |
| Sibling under 3 in household at 9 months | −0.073 | −0.117 | * |
| Sibling age 3 or 4 in household at 9 mths | −0.035 | −0.058 | |
| Mother foreign born | −0.217 | −0.143 | ** |
| Mother’s primary language non-English | −0.135 | −0.083 | ** |
| Urban cluster | −0.010 | −0.010 | |
| Rural area | 0.044 | 0.036 | |
| Father: Less than high school | −0.162 | −0.098 | *** |
| Father: High school | 0.004 | 0.022 | |
| Father: Some college | 0.075 | 0.053 | |
| Father: BA degree | 0.048 | 0.046 | |
| Father: More than BA degree | 0.028 | −0.018 | ** |
| Mother received welfare in childhood | −0.003 | −0.002 | |
| Mother’s mother some college or more | 0.133 | 0.084 | * |
| Mother’s father some college or more | 0.139 | 0.076 | ** |
| Mother’s family intact til 16 | −0.005 | −0.005 | |
| 0 risky life events ever happened | −0.015 | −0.011 | |
| 1 risky life event ever happened | 0.002 | −0.001 | |
| 2 to 6 risky life events ever happened | 0.014 | 0.016 | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI: Under weight | −0.028 | −0.012 | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI: Normal | −0.001 | 0.010 | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI: Over weight | 0.041 | 0.014 | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI: Obese | 0.028 | 0.007 | |
| Ever smoked > 100 cigarettes | 0.072 | 0.086 | |
| Alcohol pre-pregnancy: Never | −0.160 | −0.171 | |
| Alcohol pre-pregnancy: < 4 drinks pwk | 0.110 | 0.131 | |
| Alcohol pre-pregnancy: >=4 drinks pwk | 0.049 | 0.040 | |
| Ideal number of children in whole life | −0.200 | −0.240 | |
| Child is female | −0.023 | 0.007 | |
| Birth weight normal (>2500g) | −0.001 | 0.000 | |
| Birth weight low (1500–2500g) | 0.000 | −0.002 | |
| Birth weight very low (<1500g) | 0.001 | 0.002 | |
| Multiple birth | 0.006 | 0.003 | |
Note.
***
p<.01,
**
p<.05,
*
p<.1.