| Partnered Mothers (n = 438) | Single Mothers (n = 236) |
---|---|---|
 | % | |
Educational attainment** | Â | Â |
   High school or less | 28.8 | 39.8 |
   Some postsecondary | 29.0 | 29.2 |
   College/university | 42.2 | 30.9 |
Child ≤ 5 years of age living in household |  |  |
   No | 47.0 | 50.8 |
   Yes | 53.0 | 49.2 |
Psychosocial work quality** | Â | Â |
   Low strain (low job demands/high decision latitude) | 27.6 | 15.4 |
   Passive (low job demands/low decision latitude) | 24.4 | 22.4 |
   Active (high job demands/high decision latitude) | 29.9 | 35.5 |
   High strain (high job demands, low decision latitude) | 18.1 | 26.8 |
 | Mean (SD) | |
Number of children | 2.02 (0.94) | 1.88 (0.86) |
Age** | 36.69 (7.06) | 35.15 (7.27) |
Weekly work hours* | 36.74 (10.68) | 38.61 (11.32) |
Perceived income adequacy** | 3.31 (0.88) | 2.88 (1.01) |
Psychosocial work quality | Â | Â |
   Decision latitude** | 27.07 (4.77) | 25.69 (4.82) |
   Psychological demands | 24.39 (4.19) | 25.03 (4.57) |
Work-family conflict | Â | Â |
   Time-based work-to-family** | 7.00 (3.08) | 8.11 (3.67) |
   Strain-based work-to-family** | 6.84 (2.84) | 7.49 (2.88) |
   Time-based family-to-work | 6.05 (2.62) | 6.43 (3.04) |
   Strain-based family-to- work* | 5.70 (2.51) | 6.12 (2.50) |
Psychological distress* | 3.90 (3.78) | 4.50 (3.91) |