Young Adult
Beginning in 2008, a new sequence on work experiences around the birth of each child of female respondents was added to the fertility section of the Young Adult survey (see also the Gaps in Employment section). These questions were modeled after the 1983 maternity leave questions in the NLSY79. The questions in this series ask about work during the pregnancy, leave before and after the birth of the child, and the timing of the return to work. In 2008, this series was asked retrospectively about all children. This set of questions has remained in for subsequent years, but is asked only of new children and children for whom these data have not been collected previously or whose mothers had not returned to work by the date of last interview.
| Question Name | Variable Title | Survey Years |
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| Q12-ML1 | DID R WORK FOR PAY AT ANY TIME WHILE PREGNANT WITH BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##? | 2008-2020 |
| Q12-ML1A | NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK WORKED FOR PAY AT BEGINNING OF PREGNANCY (BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##) | 2008-2020 |
| Q12-ML2 | DID R WORK USUAL OR REDUCED NUMBER OF HOURS DURING PREGNANCY? (BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##) | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML2A | NUMBER OF MONTHS ALONG IN PREGNANCY WHEN R REDUCED WORK HOURS (BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##) | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML3 | DID R WORK UNTIL BIOLOGICAL CHILD 01 WAS BORN OR STOP WORKING EARLIER EVEN IF BEING PAID? | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML3A | NUMBER OF MONTHS ALONG IN PREGNANCY WHEN R STOPPED WORKING (BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##) | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML4 | DID R TAKE PAID, UNPAID, OR NO MATERNITY LEAVE AFTER BIRTH OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##? | 2008-2020 |
| Q12-ML5 | DID R RETURN TO WORK/WORK FOR PAY AFTER BIRTH OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ##? | 2008-2020 |
| Q12-ML6 | TIME UNIT OF AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ## WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML6A | NUMBER OF WEEKS OF AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ## WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML6AA | AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ## WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2018-2020 |
| Q12-ML6B | NUMBER OF MONTHS OF AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ## WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2008-2016 |
| Q12-ML6BB | TIME UNIT OF AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD 01 WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2018-2020 |
| Q12-ML6C | NUMBER OF YEARS OF AGE OF BIOLOGICAL CHILD ## WHEN R BEGAN/RETURNED TO WORK FOR PAY | 2008-2016 |
| Survey Instruments | Maternal employment questions are found in the Young Adult Instrument, Section 12, Fertility for survey years 2008-2020. |
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| Areas of Interest | YA BIRTH RECORD |