Table 6.
Robustness Checks for Offspring Risk-Taking Behaviour Equations
| Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A. Offspring’s High School Dropout Decision | |||
| 1 Sibling Younger than 18 (NYG1) | −0.0281 | ||
| (0.0211) | |||
| 2 Siblings Younger than 18 (NYG2) | −0.0218 | ||
| (0.0289) | |||
| 3+ Siblings Younger than 18 (NYG3+) | −0.1060*** | ||
| (0.0363) | |||
| No. of Sibs Younger than 18 × Family Always In Poverty | −0.0416* | ||
| (NYG × InPov) | (0.0246) | ||
| No. of Sibs Younger than 18 × Family In & Out of Poverty | −0.0386* | ||
| (NYG × In&OutPov) | (0.0231) | ||
| No. of Sibs Younger than 18 × Family Inc-to-Need > 1 & | −0.0316** | ||
| < Top 50% (NYG × AbovePov) | (0.0123) | ||
| No. of Sibs Younger than 18 × Family High Inc-to-Need | −0.0364* | ||
| (Top 50%) (NYG × IncNeedTop50) | (0.0206) | ||
| No. of Siblings Younger than 18 (NYG) | −0.0333*** | ||
| (0.0105) | |||
| First-Born Child (firstborn) | −0.0447 | ||
| (0.0287) | |||
| No. of Siblings Younger than 18 × First-Born Child | 0.0188 | ||
| (NYG × firstborn) | (0.0116) | ||
| Number of Offspring | 5,459 | 5,459 | 5,459 |
| Number of Families | 2,283 | 2,283 | 2,283 |
| R2 for within-family variation | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Panel B. Daughter’s Teenage Childbearing Decision | |||
| 1 Sisters Younger than 18 (NYG1) | −0.0197 | ||
| (0.0256) | |||
| 2 Sisters Younger than 18 (NYG2) | −0.0603 | ||
| (0.0428) | |||
| 3+ Sisters Younger than 18 (NYG3+) | −0.0108 | ||
| (0.0631) | |||
| No. of Sis Younger than 18 × Family Always In Poverty | −0.0468 | ||
| (NYG × InPov) | (0.0437) | ||
| No. of Sis Younger than 18 × Family In & Out of Poverty | −0.0023 | ||
| (NYG × In&OutPov) | (0.0451) | ||
| No. of Sis Younger than 18 × Family Inc-to-Need > 1 & | −0.0206 | ||
| < Top 50% (NYG × AbovePov) | (0.0221) | ||
| No. of Sis Younger than 18 × Family High Inc-to-Need | −0.0652** | ||
| (Top 50%) (NYG × IncNeedTop50) | (0.0310) | ||
| No. of Sisters Younger than 18 (NYG) | −0.0230 | ||
| (0.0199) | |||
| First-Born Child (firstborn) | −0.0175 | ||
| (0.0385) | |||
| No. of Sisters Younger than 18 × First-Born | 0.0225 | ||
| (NYG × firstborn) | (0.0224) | ||
| Number of Daughters | 1,511 | 1,511 | 1,511 |
| Number of Families | 691 | 691 | 691 |
| R2 for within-family variation | 0.23 | 0.24 | 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.