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National Survey of Family Growth - Wave 6 (2002) Pregnancy File

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WORKPREG

Maternity leave is any leave, paid or unpaid, due to pregnancy and childbirth that a woman takes from a job to which she expects to return, at least when she starts the leave. At any time while you were pregnant with ([BABY'S NAME]/this baby/your [twins/triplets]), were you employed at a job for pay?

	1) Yes
	5) No
	6) Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery
	7) Not ascertained
	9) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1836	57.6%	57.6%	-.86
No	1329	41.7%	99.3%	1.15
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	19	.6%	99.9%	1.66
Not ascertained	1	0%	100%	2.16
Don't know	1	0%	100%	3.17

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Yes	12.5% 3	53.5% 989	64.3% 844	57.6% 1836
No	87.5% 21	45.9% 849	35.0% 459	41.7% 1329
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	0.0% 0	0.5% 10	0.7% 9	0.6% 19
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 24	100.0% 1849	100.0% 1313	3186

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma or GED	High school graduate (diploma or GED)	Some college but no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
Yes	32.3% 220	55.6% 578	67.1% 393	66.9% 164	74.4% 360	80.7% 121	57.6% 1836
No	67.4% 459	43.3% 450	32.8% 192	31.4% 77	25.4% 123	18.7% 28	41.7% 1329
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	0.1% 1	1.1% 11	0.2% 1	1.6% 4	0.2% 1	0.7% 1	0.6% 19
Not ascertained	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 681	100.0% 1040	100.0% 586	100.0% 245	100.0% 484	100.0% 150	3186

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes	56.0% 402	59.5% 1280	48.6% 154	57.6% 1836
No	42.9% 308	39.9% 859	51.1% 162	41.7% 1329
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	1.1% 8	0.5% 10	0.3% 1	0.6% 19
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 718	100.0% 2151	100.0% 317	3186

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Yes	60.8% 247	53.1% 544	60.4% 955	51.7% 90	57.6% 1836
No	38.4% 156	46.5% 477	38.8% 613	47.7% 83	41.7% 1329
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	0.5% 2	0.4% 4	0.8% 13	0.0% 0	0.6% 19
Not ascertained	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 406	100.0% 1025	100.0% 1581	100.0% 174	3186

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Yes	60.7% 1167	47.9% 183	60.0% 9	67.3% 103	60.6% 83	50.6% 291	57.6% 1836
No	38.8% 746	50.8% 194	33.3% 5	32.0% 49	38.7% 53	49.0% 282	41.7% 1329
Volunteered she worked during pregnancy, but quit job before delivery	0.6% 11	1.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.7% 1	0.3% 2	0.6% 19
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1924	100.0% 382	100.0% 15	100.0% 153	100.0% 137	100.0% 575	3186