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Table 7 The impact of childbirth on the wage of men and women in different work sectors

From: From fatherhood premium to motherhood penalty: trends in the fertility effects on men's and women's wage in China (1989–2015)

 

Annual wage

Hourly wage

Male

Female

Male

Female

Number of children

0.063

− 0.122*

0.053

− 0.127*

 

(0.034)

(0.052)

(0.035)

(0.054)

Market sector

− 0.071

0.117

− 0.041

0.148*

 

(0.055)

(0.067)

(0.056)

(0.069)

Number of children * market sector

− 0.051

− 0.169***

− 0.052

− 0.166***

 

(0.031)

(0.046)

(0.032)

(0.047)

Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Intercept

6.945***

5.353***

3.137**

2.183*

 

(0.948)

(0.994)

(0.971)

(1.025)

R-squared

0.391

0.391

0.455

0.449

Number of respondents

2909

1978

2909

1978

Person-years

9106

6039

9106

6039

  1. All control variables are included in models; for space limitation control variables’ coefficients are not reported
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001