Table 3. Educational attainment of Africans aged 8 to 17. Interaction between maternal and paternal death.
| Dataset | Mother deceased | Father deceased | Double orphan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A - No household controls | ||||||
| PSLSD1993 | −0.188 | (0.152) | −0.052 | (0.09) | −0.356 | (0.296) |
| OHS1995 | −0.122 | (0.109) | −0.087 | (0.045) | −0.102 | (0.153) |
| CENSUS1996 | −0.189 | (0.021)** | −0.141 | (0.009)** | −0.025 | (0.036) |
| OHS1997 | −0.348 | (0.100)** | −0.147 | (0.045)** | 0.115 | (0.156) |
| OHS1998 | −0.107 | (0.109) | −0.061 | (0.046) | 0.097 | (0.187) |
| CENSUS2001 | −0.235 | (0.014)** | −0.143 | (0.007)** | −0.015 | (0.025) |
| GHS2002 | −0.276 | (0.070)** | −0.151 | (0.043)** | 0.026 | (0.114) |
| GHS2003 | −0.186 | (0.078)* | −0.217 | (0.046)** | −0.085 | (0.128) |
| GHS2004 | −0.161 | (0.072)* | −0.202 | (0.053)** | 0.036 | (0.114) |
| GHS2005 | −0.227 | (0.073)** | −0.24 | (0.051)** | 0.16 | (0.108) |
| Panel B - Household controls | ||||||
| PSLSD1993 | −0.136 | (0.158) | −0.015 | (0.097) | −0.485 | (0.339) |
| OHS1995 | −0.112 | (0.108) | −0.044 | (0.044) | −0.092 | (0.152) |
| CENSUS1996 | −0.134 | (0.021)** | −0.059 | (0.009)** | −0.114 | (0.036)** |
| OHS1997 | −0.272 | (0.091)** | −0.093 | (0.043)* | 0.017 | (0.146) |
| OHS1998 | −0.032 | (0.106) | 0 | (0.045) | −0.149 | (0.18) |
| CENSUS2001 | −0.218 | (0.015)** | −0.092 | (0.007)** | −0.051 | (0.026)* |
| GHS2002 | −0.202 | (0.068)** | −0.052 | (0.041) | −0.114 | (0.107) |
| GHS2003 | −0.162 | (0.076)* | −0.115 | (0.044)** | −0.152 | (0.12) |
| GHS2004 | −0.148 | (0.069)* | −0.072 | (0.045) | −0.062 | (0.108) |
| GHS2005 | −0.226 | (0.071)** | −0.149 | (0.047)** | 0.08 | (0.103) |
| Panel C - Household fixed effects | ||||||
| PSLSD1993 | 0.389 | (0.2) | 0.124 | (0.135) | −0.992 | (0.355)** |
| OHS1995 | −0.209 | (0.135) | −0.026 | (0.076) | −0.127 | (0.195) |
| CENSUS1996 | −0.082 | (0.034)* | 0.063 | (0.018)** | −0.306 | (0.051)** |
| OHS1997 | −0.231 | (0.131) | −0.14 | (0.070)* | −0.149 | (0.197) |
| OHS1998 | −0.302 | (0.149)* | 0.088 | (0.091) | −0.016 | (0.246) |
| CENSUS2001 | −0.191 | (0.021)** | −0.042 | (0.014)** | −0.108 | (0.034)** |
| GHS2002 | −0.324 | (0.085)** | −0.08 | (0.061) | 0.196 | (0.137) |
| GHS2003 | −0.212 | (0.089)* | −0.236 | (0.064)** | −0.117 | (0.137) |
| GHS2004 | −0.116 | (0.086) | 0.115 | (0.062) | −0.38 | (0.125)** |
| GHS2005 | −0.194 | (0.080)* | −0.044 | (0.056) | −0.015 | (0.116) |
*
significant at 5%;
**
significant at 1%.
Each row presents selected coefficients and standard errors in parentheses from a single regression.
A full set of indicators for age, and indicator for sex and indicators that parents’ vital status is missing included in all regressions.