Sample distributions for work-family life course types (LCTs) and associated ‘model biography’ sequences in the National Child Development Study 1958 British birth cohort
| Work-family type | Men, % (N=3532)*† | Women, % (N=3696)*† | Model biographies (ages 16–42) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Work, Later Family’ | 34.4 | 8.9 | Continuous full-time employment; cohabiting mid-20s, married from late 20s; parent from early 30s |
| ‘Work, Cohabitation, Later Parent’ | 6.5 | 5.1 | Continuous full-time employment; cohabiting from mid-20s; parent from early 30s |
| ‘Work, Marriage, Non-Parent’ | 7.8 | 8.9 | Continuous full-time employment; married from early 20s; no children |
| ‘Work, Earlier Family’ | 31.9 | 11.7 | Continuous full-time employment; married and parent from early 20s |
| ‘Later Family, Work Break’ | 0.2 | 14.0 | Employed full-time until late 20s, caring for children full-time from early 30s; married from mid-20s; parent from early 30s |
| ‘Work, No Family’ | 12.8 | 10.1 | Continuous full-time employment; no partner or children |
| ‘Earlier Family, Work Break’ | 0.1 | 15.8 | Employed full-time until early 20s, caring for children full-time from early 20s, employed part-time from early 30s; married and parent from early 20s |
| ‘Part-time Work, Earlier Family’ | 0.3 | 18.0 | Employed full-time until early 20s, part-time employed from early 20s; married and parent from early 20s |
| ‘No Paid Work, Earlier Family’ | 0.1 | 3.3 | Employed part-time until early 20s, caring for children full-time from early 20s; marriage and parent from early 20s |
| ‘Work, Divorced Parent’ | 4.2 | 2.5 | Continuous full-time employment; married from early 20s, single from late 30s; parent from early 20s |
| ‘Teen parent’ | 0.8 | 1.2 | Caring for children full-time until mid-20s, employed full-time from mid-20s; married from early 30s; parent from late teens |
| ‘Unstable Work, No Family’ | 0.9 | 0.6 | Working intermittently; no partner or children |
*Percentages are given as data are imputed therefore Ns vary across imputed data sets.
†Sample restricted to those with at least one outcome.