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Table 3 Association between Paid Leave Taking and Economic Security/Wellbeing

From: The association of paid medical and caregiving leave with the economic security and wellbeing of service sector workers

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Difficulty Making

Cannot Cope with

Hunger Hardship

Utility Hardship

Very/Pretty Happy

V. Good/Good Sleep

Ends Meet

$400 Expense

Last Month

Last Month

  

Type of Leave

 Event, No Leave

−0.02

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.01

 

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

 Event, Unpaid Leave

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Event, Paid Leave

−0.07*

−0.03

−0.08**

− 0.07*

0.11**

0.10**

 

(0.03)

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.04)

 No Event

−0.13***

−0.10***

− 0.10***

− 0.09***

0.11***

0.14***

 

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.02)

 Observations

11,689

11,689

11,689

11,689

11,689

11,689

  1. Note: Estimates from linear probability models that include controls for gender, race/ethnicity, age, marital status, having children age 0 to 4, age 5 to 9, age 10 to 14, age 15 to 18, school enrollment, educational attainment, job tenure, union membership, usual work hours, and hourly wage, as well as month and state fixed-effects. ∗∗∗ = p < .001; ∗∗ = p < .01; ∗ = p < .05