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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Econ. 2006 Nov 28;26(3):431–446. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.012

Table 7. Second and Higher Birth Rates as dependent variable.

Whites Blacks
Under 35 35 and Over Under 35 35 and Over
A. Baseline results
 Mandate 0.0071 (0.0131) 0.1899 (0.0784) ** −0.0655 (0.0485) −0.0858 (0.0654)
B. Dependent var = Second and Higher birth rates
 Mandate 0.0089 (0.0159) 0.0481 (0.0395) −0.0675 (0.0869) 0.0499 (0.0658)

Notes: Dependent variable is the log of the higher order birth rate (second births and higher) in a state-year-race-age cohort cell. All regressions include state fixed effects, year fixed effects, and a full set of age-year interactions. White robust standard errors clustered by state in parentheses. Regressions are weighted by cell-level population counts. Levels of statistical significance: *** denotes significance at the one-percent level; ** at the five-percent level; and * at the ten-percent level. Coefficients in bold statistically differ by age group at the ten-percent level or higher.