Table 2.

Paid leave benefits among a representative sample of women in the United States (n = 392), unadjusted estimates

	N	%	Mean number of paid sick days per year (n = 388)a		Mean number of paid vacation/personal days per year (n = 389)a
			(Mean, SD)	p †	(Mean, SD)	p †
Full sample**	392	–	10.4 (1.39)		11.6 (1.1)
Age (years)				–		–
18–29	218	51	9.4 (2.0)		10.2 (1.7)
30–34	125	28	8.6 (1.7)		12.6 (1.5)
35+	49	21	17.8 (4.4)		14.8 (1.8)
Education				–		–
High school or less	45	38	7.3 (3.1)		8.4 (2.8)
Some college	274	52	12.0 (1.8)		13.4 (1.1)
Completed college	73	10	10.5 (2.0)		10.9 (1.4)
Race/ethnicity				*		*
White non-Hispanic	288	71	8.3 (1.4)		9.4 (0.8)
Black non-Hispanic	53	10	16.1 (5.3)		16.4 (4.7)
Hispanic	29	15	16.6 (4.7)		20.9 (4.6)
Other	18	4	10.6 (4.6)		7.9 (2.5)
Missing	4	–	6.6 (4.3)		8.6 (4.0)
Health insurance				–		–
Private only	300	75	11.76 (1.47)		12.7 (0.9)
Public only	89	25	6.77 (3.59)		7.4 (3.5)
Missing	3	–	0.95 (1.14)		21.6 (1.6)
Partnership status				–		–
Partner	367	93	10.5 (1.5)		11.8 (1.2)
No partner	25	7	9.2 (3.1)		9.5 (2.3)
Family income per year				–		*
<$35,000	111	31	7.7 (3.1)		8.6 (3.0)
$35,000–$75,000	181	38	10.4 (1.7)		9.9 (0.9)
>$75,000	79	31	12.2 (2.7)		15.8 (1.7)
Missing	21	–	14.7 (4.7)		10.9 (3.4)
Region				–		–
East	91	21	9.2 (1.5)		11.0 (1.3)
Midwest	119	25	10.4 (2.5)		9.3 (1.3)
South	117	31	11.3 (3.2)		13.0 (2.5)
West	65	23	10.3 (2.7)		13.1 (2.8)
Employment status				*		**
Full time	268	71	12.2 (1.7)		14.0 (1.3)
Part time	122	29	6.0 (2.0)		5.6 (1.6)

Sample (n = 392) is drawn from the New Mothers Speak Out Survey. The sample includes all women employed at time of study, excluding self-employed

^†p Values calculated using global F statistic (for continuous paid leave benefits)

^aSample is 388 women who were employed during pregnancy and had data about receipt of annual paid sick leave

^*Significant differences in leave benefits between categories of socio-demographic factors at α = 0.05

^**Significance at α = 0.01

– No significant differences