Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey |
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Table 1.16. Average weeks of maternity leave pregnant women indicate they are eligible for under each category by selected demographics1,2, among those who work for pay at any time from the 3 months before they became pregnant up to prenatal survey Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Fully paid | Partially paid | Unpaid maternity | Total weeks of | ||||||
| maternity leave | maternity leave | leave | leave of all types | ||||||
| N | % yes | Average weeks | % yes | Average weeks | % yes | Average weeks | % yes | Average total weeks | |
| ALL | 2,356 | 34.3 | 2.2 | 22.3 | 1.5 | 52.6 | 5.3 | 78.4 | 9.0 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18-24 | 567 | 20.6 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 54.5 | 4.9 | 74.8 | 7.2 |
| 25-29 | 754 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 25.6 | 1.8 | 55.6 | 5.1 | 80.2 | 8.9 |
| 30-34 | 646 | 43.5 | 2.9 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 51.1 | 5.9 | 81.0 | 10.4 |
| 35+ | 386 | 40.7 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 1.3 | 46.6 | 5.4 | 75.6 | 9.6 |
| Parity | |||||||||
| Primiparous | 938 | 34.5 | 2.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 51.4 | 5.4 | 78.9 | 9.4 |
| Multiparous | 1,350 | 34.5 | 2.2 | 20.3 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 5.3 | 77.6 | 8.9 |
| Education | |||||||||
| HS or less | 358 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 50.3 | 4.0 | 74.0 | 6.6 |
| Some college | 818 | 29.6 | 1.6 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 53.1 | 4.7 | 78.1 | 7.9 |
| College graduate | 889 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 24.1 | 1.6 | 54.1 | 6.6 | 79.0 | 11.1 |
| Income (% of poverty) | |||||||||
| < 185% | 789 | 22.3 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 49.6 | 4.1 | 72.1 | 6.5 |
| 185- < 350% | 882 | 33.1 | 2.0 | 22.3 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 5.3 | 78.2 | 8.9 |
| >=350% | 685 | 49.6 | 3.5 | 27.3 | 1.9 | 55.0 | 6.7 | 85.8 | 12.1 |
| WIC Participant | |||||||||
| No | 1,799 | 39.4 | 2.5 | 24.4 | 1.7 | 52.2 | 5.6 | 80.4 | 9.9 |
| Yes | 554 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 54.0 | 4.2 | 71.8 | 6.2 |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 1,888 | 34.1 | 2.2 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 52.9 | 5.3 | 78.3 | 9.0 |
| Black | 144 | 39.6 | 2.4 | 24.3 | 1.4 | 53.5 | 5.3 | 82.6 | 9.1 |
| Hispanic | 147 | 32.7 | 2.1 | 24.5 | 1.6 | 53.1 | 4.8 | 77.6 | 8.4 |
| Region | |||||||||
| Northeast | 427 | 37.0 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 1.7 | 52.7 | 4.6 | 80.8 | 8.3 |
| Midwest | 742 | 32.1 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 1.6 | 56.9 | 5.3 | 78.8 | 8.9 |
| South | 760 | 36.3 | 2.2 | 20.0 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 4.9 | 78.9 | 8.3 |
| West | 427 | 31.9 | 2.6 | 22.7 | 1.9 | 46.4 | 6.7 | 74.2 | 11.3 |
1Table is based on variables: P21_1-3 2Average weeks were calculated as the mean of all responses in each option including 0 weeks |
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