Table 2

Transitions Probabilities from one Type of Contract to Another

	All	Would be Mothers	Always Childless
	Panel A. Year-to-Year Transition Probabilities
From fixed-term contract to permanent contract	5.44 [3.61]	4.48 [3.03]	5.77 [3.81]
From fixed-term contract to nonwork	3.16 [0.00]	2.44 [0.00]	3.41 [0.00]
From permanent contract to fixed-term contract	1.63 [0.19]	1.49 [0.24]	1.67 [0.17]
From permanent contract to nonwork	0.82 [0.00]	1.09 [0.00]	0.72 [0.00]
From nonwork to fixed-term contract	3.30 [0.00]	2.78 [0.00]	3.48 [0.00]
From nonwork to permanent contract	0.68 [0.00]	0.75 [0.00]	0.65 [0.00]
	Panel B. Transition Probabilities over the Course of the Sample
From fixed-term contract to permanent contract	43.94 [21.01]	39.54 [19.82]	45.43 [21.42]
From fixed-term contract to nonwork	23.36 [0.00]	19.72 [0.00]	24.60 [0.00]
From permanent contract to fixed-term contract	14.23 [1.27]	14.14 [1.67]	14.26 [1.13]
From permanent contract to nonwork	7.77 [0.00]	10.90 [0.00]	6.70 [0.00]
From nonwork to fixed-term contract	24.65 [0.00]	22.90 [0.00]	25.24 [0.00]
From nonwork to permanent contract	6.40 [0.00]	7.38 [0.00]	6.07 [0.00]

Notes: Number of woman-year observations: 83,403. Numbers in brackets show percent of individuals making such transition while working for the same employer.