Table 5.
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.