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Table 2 Equations for labor supply preferences by gender and type of household

From: Women’s and men’s responses to in-work benefits: the influence of children

 

Married/Cohabitated without children

Married/Cohabitated with children

Variables

PE

SE

PE

SE

Women

    

 Constant

14.502*

(1.359)

10.608*

(1.198)

 Age/10

-0.106

(0.459)

1.890

(0.996)

Educational level (CG: lower)

    

 Medium (high school)

1.729

(1.608)

5.277*

(1.868)

 Higher (university)

2.780

(1.761)

7.950*

(2.152)

Stockholm’s region

0.668

(1.543)

0.504

(1,382)

Swedish born

4.223

(1.681)

6.167*

(1,546)

Number of children, 1–5 years old

  

−4.377*

(0.986)

Men

    

Constant

22.490*

(3.217)

33.933*

(2.333)

Age/10

−0.642

(0.514)

−2.067*

(0.793)

Educational level (CG: lower)

    

 Medium (high school)

−0.956

(1.705)

3.043*

(1.419)

 Higher (university)

0.146

(1.888)

1.869

(1.546)

Stockholm’s region

−0.566

(1.476)

0.372

(1.331)

Swedish born

2.738

(1.738)

5.111*

(1.261)

Number of children, 1–5 years old

  

−2.551*

(0.797)

  1. Note: *stands for statistical significance at the 5 percent level or better