Table 1 Descriptive statistics measured at birth for mothers and fathers caring for disabled and non-disabled children
Mothers | Fathers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child with a disability (N = 139,189, 4.2%) | Child without a disability (N = 2,816,060, 95.3%) | Child with a disability (N = 134,457, 4.2%) | Child without a disability (N = 2,725,588, 95.3%) | |
Age at birth, mean (SD), yrs | 27 (5.38) | 28 (5.14) | 31 (6.29) | 31 (6.21) |
Employment Status (%) | ||||
Not employed | 30.1 | 23.7 | 13 | 9.2 |
Employed | 69.9 | 76.3 | 87 | 90.8 |
Income, log mean (SD) | 12.1 (1.1) | 12.3 (1.02) | 12.6 (0.76) | 12.7 (0.72) |
Working time (%) | ||||
Part time | 36.2 | 31.1 | 14 | 12.7 |
Full time | 63.8 | 68.9 | 86 | 87.3 |
Levels of disability severity (%) | ||||
No disability | 95.3 | 95.3 | ||
Grade 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Grade 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
Grade 3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
Grade 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
Educational level (%) | ||||
No education | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Compulsory education | 27.3 | 18.6 | 26.8 | 18.9 |
Upper secondary education | 34.4 | 30.1 | 44.7 | 41.9 |
Any college and university | 38.1 | 51.1 | 28.3 | 39.1 |
Civil status (%) | ||||
Married | 27.1 | 31.3 | 28.8 | 32.7 |
Unmarried | 72.9 | 68.7 | 71.2 | 67.3 |
Immigrant background (%) | ||||
Majority | 86 | 82.8 | 86 | 84.3 |
1st generation | 13 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 15 |
2nd generation | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |