Table 13.
Differences in predicted probabilities of being unincorporated self-employed and at work across months and between groups (RE model)
| Differences between groups | March–Feb | April–Feb | May–Feb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female-male | − 0.01 (0.02) | − 0.08** (0.02) | − 0.12** (0.03) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married-single | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.03 (0.04) |
| Marital/gender status | |||
| Married women-married men | − 0.05* (0.02) | − 0.15** (0.03) | − 0.16** (0.04) |
| Single women-single men | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.04 (0.04) | − 0.06 (0.06) |
| Married men-single men | 0.07** (0.02) | 0.12** (0.03) | 0.07 (0.05) |
| Married women-single women | − 0.02 (0.03) | − 0.07 (0.04) | − 0.02 (0.05) |
| Job characteristics | |||
| Remote job-not remote job | − 0.02 (0.02) | 0.08** (0.03) | 0.04 (0.04) |
| Essential-not essential industry | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.23** (0.03) | 0.17** (0.04) |
Notes: N = 7988. All workers were classified as unincorporated self-employed and at work in February. This specification captures transitions out of being unincorporated self-employment. Standard errors in parentheses are clustered by household. See Table 1 for control variables; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
Source: Authors’ calculations based on the Current Population Survey, February–May 2020