Table 5

Labor Market Outcomes

 Mother Wage ($)Price Childcare ($)Labor Force (%)Father Income ($)
DataModelDataModelDataModelDataModel
Unconditional17.1617.473.733.61*545427,57527,289
Married18.8618.923.973.84525227,57527,289
Single10.4311.83*2.522.76*6259  
White19.3819.534.003.82*545529,91329,958
Black13.8313.692.742.75625921,16121,369
Hispanic12.212.653.133.40*504920,22318,282*
High school10.3610.352.482.41474720,42120,444
College19.4819.883.993.96575629,71029,216
  • Notes:

  • * denotes a statistically significance difference between the model and data statistic at a 5% significance level. Maternal education is categorized into high school (12 or less years of schooling) and college (more than 12 years of schooling).