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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Econ J (London). 2008 Apr 1;118(528):515–555. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02132.x

Table 5.

Estimates of Offspring Risk-Taking Behaviour Equations

Variable (1) (2)
Panel A. Offspring’s High School Dropout Decision
No. of Siblings Younger than 18 (NYG) −0.0295*** −0.0322***
(0.0100) (0.0113)
Age Gap with Next Oldest Sibling (AGAP) −0.0031
(0.0045)
Number of Offspring 5,459 5,459
Number of Families 2,283 2,283
R2 for within-family variation 0.06 0.06
Panel B. Daughter’s Teenage Childbearing Decision
No. of Sisters Younger Than 18 (NYG) −0.0170 −0.0148
(0.0191) (0.0234)
Age Gap with Next Oldest Sister (AGAP) −0.0008
(0.0054)
Number of Daughters 1,511 1,511
Number of Families 691 691
R2 for within-family variation 0.23 0.23

Notes: The sample for Panel A consists of respondents that had at least one sibling in the NLSY79 data.

The sample for Panel B consists of female respondents that had at least one sister in the NLSY79 data.

*

p < 0.10;

**

p < 0.05;

***

p < 0.01.