Table 3.
State fixed effects OLS regressions of contemporaneous and permanent disadvantage (standard errors in parentheses) a
| Model 1 ln income | Model 2 Yitzhaki relative deprivation | Model 3 Deaton relative deprivation | Model 4 Log difference relative deprivation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporaneous measures | ||||
| Father’s education | 0.04 (0.01) | −0.07 (0.02) | −0.01 (0.001) | −0.02 (0.01) |
| Lived with both parents at 14 | 0.12 (0.05) | −0.83 (0.17) | −0.04 (0.01) | −0.10 (0.04) |
| Drop-out | −1.53 (0.08) | 4.90 (0.26) | 0.36 (0.02) | 0.77 (0.06) |
| High-school graduates | −0.93 (0.07) | 3.19 (0.21) | 0.22 (0.01) | 0.40 (0.05) |
| Some college | −0.59 (0.07) | 1.89 (0.24) | 0.13 (0.01) | 0.19 (0.06) |
| Mean marital status | −0.56 (0.08) | 3.07 (0.24) | 0.17 (0.01) | 0.50 (0.06) |
| Overall R–sq childhood factors only (1st two variables only) | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Overall R–sq for reported regression with adult factors | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.17 |
| Permanent measures | ||||
| Father’s education | 0.04 (0.04) | −0.10 (0.02) | −0.01 (0.001) | −0.03 (0.003) |
| Lived with both parents at 14 | 0.15 (0.03) | −1.00 (0.13) | −0.06 (0.01) | −0.17 (0.03) |
| Drop-out | −1.00 (0.05) | 2.11 (0.21) | 0.17 (0.01) | 0.43 (0.05) |
| High school graduates | −0.53 (0.04) | 1.03 (0.17) | 0.08 (0.01) | 0.15 (0.04) |
| Some college | −0.30 (0.05) | 0.29 (0.18) | 0.03 (0.01) | −0.0031 (0.04) |
| Mean marital status | −0.46 (0.05) | 3.03 (0.19) | 0.18 (0.01) | 0.44 (0.04) |
| Overall R–sq childhood factors only (1st two variables only) | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| Overall R-sq for reported regression with adult factors | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.21 |
a
Race/ethnicity included in all models.