Table 2.
Description of the variables included in the model.
| Variable | Definition | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| School level variables (N = 7613): | |||
| School SES | |||
| Low | = 1 if a low SES school | 0.27 | 0.44 |
| Middle–low | = 1 if a middle-low SES school | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Middle | = 1 if a middle SES school | 0.23 | 0.42 |
| Middle–high | = 1 if a middle-high SES school | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| High | = 1 if a high SES school | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| Rural zone | = 1 if a located in a rural zone | 0.32 | 0.46 |
| High school | = 1 if a high school education | 0.38 | 0.49 |
| TP school | = 1 if a technical school | 0.12 | 0.33 |
| Bicentennial | = 1 if a bicentennial school | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Enrollment | Number of students enrolled in the school | 429 | 430 |
| Teachers over 60 years old | Percentage of teachers over 60 years of age | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| Students-teacher ratio | Number of students per teacher in the school | 14.48 | 6.98 |
| School administration: | |||
| Municipal | = 1 if municipal | 0.46 | 0.50 |
| SLEP | = 1 if SLEP | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| CAD | = 1 if CAD | 0.01 | 0.10 |
| Private subsidized | = 1 if private subsidized | 0.40 | 0.49 |
| Private nonsubsidized | = 1 if private nonsubsidized | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| Municipal level variables (N = 320): | |||
| Nonlockdown days | Total number of nonlockdown days in the school’s municipality between March 1 and June 3, 2021 | 32.20 | 15.87 |
| COVID-19 incidence rate | Cumulative incidence rate of the school’s municipality | 9.02 | 0.26 |
| COVID-19 mortality rate | Cumulative mortality rate of the school’s municipality | 5.01 | 0.40 |
| District mean income | Mean income of the school’s municipality (in Chilean pesos) | 323,067 | 174,243 |
Note. SLEP = Servicios Locales de Educación Pública; CAD = Corporación de Administración Delegada; TP = technical school.