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

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DIDWORK Was this because you did not need to take maternity leave, you were not offered or allowed to take leave, or for some other reason?   1) Did not need to take maternity leave   2) Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave   3) Some other reason   7) Not ascertained

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Did not need to take maternity leave	146	24.6%	24.6%	-1.56
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	93	15.7%	40.3%	-.41
Some other reason	353	59.5%	99.8%	.74
Not ascertained	1	.2%	100%	5.34

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Did not need to take maternity leave	100.0% 2	21.8% 82	28.8% 62	24.6% 146
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	0.0% 0	18.6% 70	10.7% 23	15.7% 93
Some other reason	0.0% 0	59.6% 224	60.0% 129	59.5% 353
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 376	100.0% 215	593

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
Did not need to take maternity leave	16.4% 18	23.5% 43	19.8% 25	20.0% 13	38.4% 33	60.9% 14	24.6% 146
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	26.4% 29	16.9% 31	12.7% 16	13.8% 9	8.1% 7	4.3% 1	15.7% 93
Some other reason	56.4% 62	59.6% 109	67.5% 85	66.2% 43	53.5% 46	34.8% 8	59.5% 353
Not ascertained	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 183	100.0% 126	100.0% 65	100.0% 86	100.0% 23	593

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Did not need to take maternity leave	26.1% 31	24.3% 103	23.5% 12	24.6% 146
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	21.0% 25	13.2% 56	23.5% 12	15.7% 93
Some other reason	52.9% 63	62.2% 263	52.9% 27	59.5% 353
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 423	100.0% 51	593

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Did not need to take maternity leave	24.5% 23	25.4% 43	24.0% 73	26.9% 7	24.6% 146
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	13.8% 13	14.8% 25	17.1% 52	11.5% 3	15.7% 93
Some other reason	60.6% 57	59.8% 101	58.9% 179	61.5% 16	59.5% 353
Not ascertained	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 169	100.0% 304	100.0% 26	593

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Did not need to take maternity leave	28.4% 99	24.0% 18	0.0% 0	13.8% 4	14.8% 4	19.1% 21	24.6% 146
Were not offered or allowed to take maternity leave	11.2% 39	22.7% 17	25.0% 1	24.1% 7	18.5% 5	21.8% 24	15.7% 93
Some other reason	60.3% 210	52.0% 39	75.0% 3	62.1% 18	66.7% 18	59.1% 65	59.5% 353
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 348	100.0% 75	100.0% 4	100.0% 29	100.0% 27	100.0% 110	593