TABLE 4.

Prefer to return to work for 80 per cent of pay

	(1)	(2)	(3)
Age:
30–39	−0.0300	−0.0423	−0.0419
	(0.0412)	(0.0398)	(0.0397)
40–49	−0.1293**	−0.0614	−0.0617
	(0.0506)	(0.0512)	(0.0512)
50–59	−0.1316**	−0.0031	−0.0036
	(0.0609)	(0.0620)	(0.0621)
60+	−0.1845**	−0.0545	−0.0555
	(0.0732)	(0.0798)	(0.0798)
University degree	0.0535	−0.0024	−0.0027
	(0.0347)	(0.0361)	(0.0361)
Female	−0.1302***	−0.0442	−0.0446
	(0.0342)	(0.0349)	(0.0349)
Income 2019 (£10,000s)		0.0163**	0.0163**
		(0.0068)	(0.0068)
Temporary contract		−0.0008	−0.0006
		(0.0600)	(0.0600)
Variable hours (worker)		0.1807***	0.1797***
		(0.0404)	(0.0406)
Variable hours (firm)		0.1142**	0.1130**
		(0.0487)	(0.0490)
Non‐salaried contract		0.0983**	0.0982**
		(0.0391)	(0.0392)
Work from home		0.1709***	0.1710***
		(0.0621)	(0.0621)
No paid sick leave		−0.1327***	−0.1320***
		(0.0438)	(0.0439)
Initiated furlough			0.0097
			(0.0409)
Constant	0.6823***	0.4319*	0.4294*
	(0.0732)	(0.2218)	(0.2220)
Observations	806	801	801
$R^2$	0.0744	0.2690	0.2690
Region F.E.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Occupation F.E.	No	Yes	Yes
Industry F.E.	No	Yes	Yes

Note: OLS regressions. Standard errors in parentheses. ^*** $p<0.01$; ^** $p<0.05$; ^* $p<0.1$. The sample is restricted to currently furloughed respondents in the May survey wave. The dependent variable is a dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the respondent would prefer to go back to work for 80 per cent of their salary instead of staying on furlough, and 0 otherwise.

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