Table 4.
Awareness and Use of PFLI by Parent Characteristics Among Employed Parents at the California Site After PFLI Begana
| Parent Characteristics | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Awareness of PFLI (n = 394) | Use of PFLI (n = 394) | |
| Total No. (%) | 77 (18) | 20 (5) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18-35 | 21 (16) | 10 (6) |
| 36-45 | 34 (20) | 7 (4) |
| ≥46 | 22 (17) | 3 (5) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 32 (20) | 5 (5) |
| Female | 45 (16) | 15 (5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 4 (30) | 1 (3) |
| Hispanic | 25 (17) | 8 (8) |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 37 (16) | 8 (3) |
| Other (non-Hispanic) | 11 (18) | 3 (4) |
| Parent education | ||
| ≤High school graduate | 18 (16) | 5 (7) |
| Some college | 26 (16) | 5 (3) |
| College graduate/postgraduate education | 33 (21) | 10 (5) |
| Spouse/partner's employment status | ||
| No spouse/partner | 12 (9) | 5 (25) |
| Spouse employed full-time | 43 (20) | 11 (55) |
| Spouse employed part-time | 11 (33) | 4 (20) |
| Spouse not employed | 11 (16)b | 0 (0) |
| Employmentc | ||
| Part-time | 14 (10) | 5 (3) |
| Full-time | 63 (20)b | 15 (6) |
| Eligible for overtime | ||
| No | 32 (10) | 7 (2) |
| Yes | 45 (29)b,d | 13 (9)b |
| Access to employer-provided paid leavee | ||
| No | 9 (13) | 3 (8) |
| Yes | 65 (19) | 16 (4) |
| Annual household income, US $ | ||
| <20 000 | 5 (8) | 2 (5) |
| 20 000-49 999 | 21 (24) | 6 (7) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 28 (18) | 7 (4) |
| 100 000-149 999 | 11 (20) | 1 (1) |
| ≥150 000 | 11 (19) | 4 (7) |
| No. of other children in household | ||
| 0 | 26 (25) | 7 (9) |
| 1 | 30 (15) | 8 (4) |
| 2 | 17 (19) | 3 (2) |
| ≥3 | 4 (6) | 2 (3) |
Abbreviation: PFLI, Paid Family Leave Insurance Program.
Two respondents replied “don't know” in response to the awareness item and were excluded from analysis; respondents who replied “no” to awareness were coded as “no” for use of PFLI. Comparisons were conducted using logistic regressions, with awareness (yes/no) and use (yes/no) as the outcomes, one for each combination of predictor and outcome. Parent age and number of other children in the household were measured and tested continuously; income was tested as linear categories; other variables were tested as unordered categories. California site indicates Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles.
Significant difference (P < .05) among categories for this characteristic (within column), based on block testing of categories, when applicable.
One hundred eighty-seven unemployed parents (15%) had heard of PFLI.
A multivariate analysis predicting PFLI awareness was conducted with Table 4 and Table 5 variables. Overtime-eligible parents were more likely to have heard of PFLI than ineligible parents (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.17-0.57). No other significant bivariate association in Table 4 or Table 5 remained significant in multivariate analysis.
Employer-provided paid leave includes sick, vacation, and other non-PFLI program paid leave.