Table 3.
Maternity leave benefits among a representative sample of working women in the United States (n = 882), adjusted estimates using imputed, survey weighted data set
| Received paid maternity leave (n = 858)a |
Mean number of weeks of paid maternity leave received (n = 854)a |
Mean % of salary received during maternity leave (n = 850)a |
Mean number of weeks of (paid and unpaid) maternity leave took (n = 611)b |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (OR, 95 % CI) | (β, 95 % CI) | (β, 95 % CI) | (β, 95 % CI) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | – | – | – | – |
| 30–34 | 0.98 (0.59, 1.63) | 0.43 (−0.56, 1.41) | −0.33 (−9.11, 8.45) | 0.86 (−0.52, 2.24) |
| 35+ | 1.02 (0.56, 1.83) | 1.47 (0.13, 2.81)* | 1.73 (−8.87, 12.32) | 2.47 (0.06, 4.88)* |
| Education | ||||
| ≥High school | – | – | – | – |
| ≥College | 1.23 (0.70. 2.17) | 0.33 (−0.61, 1.28) | 6.98 (−2.09, 16.10) | 0.33 (−1.28, 1.94) |
| <College | 1.33 (0.63, 2.79) | 0.54 (−1.00, 2.09) | 12.48 (−1.46, 26.41) | −0.40 (−2.99, 2.20) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | – | – | – | – |
| Black non-Hispanic | 2.56 (1.44, 4.51)** | 1.28 (0.22, 2.33)* | 12.67 (2.86, 22.48)* | 1.44 (−0.75, 3.64) |
| Hispanic | 1.30 (0.72, 2.34) | 0.85 (−0.35, 2.05) | 0.90 (−9.12, 10.91) | 1.17 (−0.78, 3.12) |
| Other | 0.32 (0.09, 1.06) | −1.89 (-3.33, −0.44)** | −15.75 (-32.77, 1.26) | −1.68 (-4.09, 0.74) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Private only | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 0.38 (0.20, 0.71)** | −1.07 (−2.08, −0.07)* | −8.90 (−17.73, −0.72)* | 0.51 (−1.33, 2.36) |
| Partnership status | ||||
| Partner | – | – | – | – |
| No partner | 0.54 (0.23, 1.26) | −0.53 (−1.52, 0.45) | −11.61 (−18.97, -4.24)** | −0.59 (−2.52, 1.34) |
| Family income per year | ||||
| <$35,000 | – | – | – | – |
| $35,000-$75,000 | 1.83 (1.05, 3.18)* | 0.54 (−0.37, 1.44) | 6.61 (−1.40, 14.62) | 0.14 (−1.59, 1.87) |
| >$75,000 | 2.60 (1.41. 4.82)** | 1.70 (0.61, 2.79)** | 19.31 (9.23, 29.40)** | 2.69 (0.35, 5.03)* |
| Employment status | ||||
| Full time | – | – | – | – |
| Part time | 0.18 (0.11, 0.31)** | −2.14 (−2.93, −1.35)** | −24.20 (−30.68, −17.72)** | −0.57 (−2.09, 0.96) |
Sample is drawn from the Listening to Mothers II Survey and excludes women who did not work during pregnancy or were self-employed. Models are adjusted for region
a
Sample (n=858 to n=850) is women who were employed during pregnancy and had data about receipt of maternity leave benefits
b
Sample is 611 women who were employed during pregnancy and had returned to work by the time of the survey
*
Significance at α = 0.05
**
Significance at α = 0.01