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Table 2 Hypothesis testing results

From: Impact of child disability on parental employment and labour income: a quasi-experimental study of parents of children with disabilities in Norway

Hypothesis

Result

H1: Parents of children with disabilities are less likely to be employed.

Partially supported

H2: Parents of children with disabilities are less likely to be in full-time employment.

Partially supported

H3: Caring for a child with a disability will result in lower labour earnings.

Supported

H4: The negative employment effects is stronger for mothers than for fathers.

Supported

H5: The negative employment effects is stronger for parents of children with more severe disability.

Supported

H6: The negative employment effects is stronger among parents of pre-school children.

Not supported