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Table 8 Descriptive Statistics

From: How the provision of childcare affects attitudes towards maternal employment

 

Mat. Leave I

 

Mat. Leave II

 

Family Policy

 

Family Init.

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Regulation and Provision

        

Share of Yes votes

31.41

(8.13)

49.15

(8.76)

44.05

(8.29)

51.88

(7.47)

Tax multiplier

48.91

(57.54)

44.62

(53.31)

43.21

(51.64)

43.21

(51.64)

Share of SPP voters

37.69

(11.24)

38.26

(10.64)

36.10

(8.64)

36.10

(8.64)

Share of SP voters

22.29

(6.30)

22.79

(6.61)

15.29

(4.88)

15.29

(4.88)

Voter turnout

47.05

(5.27)

53.69

(6.15)

44.78

(6.36)

54.67

(7.26)

Births in % of pop

1.06

(0.26)

4.80

(0.84)

12.37

(2.08)

12.37

(2.08)

Deaths in % of pop

0.82

(0.31)

3.86

(1.15)

10.08

(3.11)

10.08

(3.11)

Immigrants in % of pop

7.49

(2.23)

36.18

(8.02)

97.61

(18.62)

97.61

(18.62)

Emigrants in % of pop

7.10

(2.09)

33.43

(7.14)

89.08

(16.96)

89.08

(16.96)

Population in 1000

3.78

(4.58)

3.93

(4.66)

4.32

(5.19)

4.32

(5.19)

Number of Mun.

192

 

192

 

192

 

192

 

Regulation and No Provision

        

Share of Yes votes

28.94

(11.75)

44.21

(11.15)

38.99

(10.99)

44.98

(8.53)

Tax multiplier

20.24

(43.07)

18.22

(40.08)

17.83

(39.22)

17.83

(39.22)

Share of SPP voters

47.20

(12.89)

46.77

(12.28)

43.53

(10.82)

43.53

(10.82)

Share of SP voters

19.00

(8.13)

18.66

(7.94)

12.09

(5.55)

12.09

(5.55)

Voter turnout

46.50

(8.25)

50.75

(8.41)

43.61

(6.82)

55.67

(10.40)

Births in % of pop

1.08

(0.45)

4.83

(1.25)

12.94

(2.68)

12.94

(2.68)

Deaths in % of pop

0.95

(0.54)

4.29

(1.32)

11.88

(3.32)

11.88

(3.32)

Immigrants in % of pop

6.35

(2.56)

31.40

(8.75)

89.44

(20.01)

89.44

(20.01)

Emigrants in % of pop

6.40

(2.31)

30.60

(7.78)

87.71

(19.29)

87.71

(19.29)

Population in 1000

0.91

(0.85)

0.92

(0.86)

0.95

(0.91)

0.95

(0.91)

Number of Mun.

234

 

234

 

233

 

233

 

No Regulation

        

Share of Yes votes

22.11

(6.05)

37.77

(8.06)

39.96

(6.93)

50.08

(6.74)

Tax multiplier

121.74

(70.71)

116.82

(63.79)

104.60

(54.56)

104.60

(54.56)

Share of SPP voters

34.17

(10.28)

37.99

(10.94)

38.59

(9.01)

38.59

(9.01)

Share of SP voters

13.90

(6.92)

15.08

(7.53)

13.12

(6.31)

13.12

(6.31)

Voter turnout

47.83

(7.65)

55.42

(6.77)

46.39

(7.54)

53.84

(6.33)

Births in % of pop

1.16

(0.34)

5.05

(1.02)

12.53

(2.85)

12.53

(2.85)

Deaths in % of pop

0.72

(0.28)

3.46

(0.95)

8.75

(2.62)

8.75

(2.62)

Immigrants in % of pop

6.78

(2.05)

32.73

(7.85)

90.06

(24.25)

90.06

(24.25)

Emigrants in % of pop

6.63

(1.86)

31.08

(7.22)

82.12

(22.80)

82.12

(22.80)

Population in 1000

2.76

(3.31)

2.87

(3.44)

3.21

(3.77)

3.21

(3.77)

Number of Mun.

453

 

453

 

453

 

453

 
  1. Notes: This table shows descriptive statistics for the municipalities included in the main analysis and for each of the three groups (no regulation, regulation and provision, regulation and no provision