Sources & Notes for Tables & FiguresTable 10.2. How children’s behavior is affected by family income
(ALSPAC)
Source: Online Full Table 10.2.
Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses. For additional controls
see notes for Table 10.1. Behavior: Standardized mother- reported
externalizing SDQ at ages 16, 11, and 5. Income: income- per- adult
equivalent (£ in constant prices) measured at ages 3, 4, 7, 8, and 11.
The log is the log of average income up to the relevant age. Bold:
p < .10 (2- tailed).
Table 10.3. How children’s intellectual performance is affected by
family income (ALSPAC)
Source: Online Full Table 10.3.
Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses. For additional controls
see notes for Table 10.1. Intellectual: standardized GCSE points at
age 16; standardized Key Stage 2 points at age 11; and standardized
local school entry assessment at age 5. Income: income- per- adult
equivalent (£ in constant prices) measured at ages 3, 4, 7, 8, and 11.
The log is the log of average income up to the relevant age. Bold:
p < .10 (2- tailed).
Figure 11.1. Percentage of mothers in work: by age of child
Source: Labour Force Survey, 2015.
Table 11.1. How children’s emotional well- being is affected by
mother’s work (ALSPAC)
Source: Online Full Table 11.1.
Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses. Controls for family in-
come, father’s unemployment, parenting involvement, parenting
strictness, family conflict, parental separation, mother’s mental
health, father’s mental health, parents’ education, mother’s age at
birth, parental marital status at birth, child’s gender, ethnicity, birth
order, number of siblings, birth weight, born prematurely, age in
months at testing, and primary and secondary school fixed effects.
Emotional well- being: standardized self- and mother- reported
SMFQ at ages 16 and 11; standardized mother- reported internaliz-
ing SDQ at age 5. Bold: p < .10 (2- tailed).
Table 11.2. How children’s behavior is affected by mother’s work
(ALSPAC)
Source: Online Full Table 11.2.