Table 2.

Effects on Average Health

	Body Size		Lung Function		Blood Pressure		Summary
Reduced-form
Post	−0.023 [0.012]*	−0.023 [0.012]*	−0.019 [0.014]	−0.020 [0.014]	0.020 [0.012]	0.020 [0.012]*	−0.014 [0.014]	−0.015 [0.014]
Two stages least squares
Stayed in school until 16	−0.170 [0.090]*	−0.170 [0.090]*	−0.155 [0.112]	−0.164 [0.112]	0.148 [0.091]	0.150 [0.091]*	−0.112 [0.112]	−0.118 [0.112]
Additional Controls?	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
N Observations	127,366	127,366	103,682	103,682	129,165	129,165	102,378	102,378

Notes: The table shows the effects on average health. The first two rows show reduced-form effects of the 1972 Raising of the School Leaving Age. The last two rows show two stages least squares estimates of the effect of staying in school until age 16 obtained by using an indicator for being born on or after September 1, 1957 to instrument for staying in school until age 16. Robust standard errors. All regressions control for calendar month of birth. Additional controls include male, age in days and age squared, dummies for ethnicity, and dummies for country of birth.

*, **, and *** denote significance at the 10, 5 and 1 percent level.