Table 2.
Maternal Characteristics and Exposure to Hurricanes in Texas
| Total Births | Log Births | Mother’s Age <20 |
Mother’s Age 45+ |
Mother’s Ed: <HS |
Mother’s Ed: HS degree |
Mother’s Ed: Some College |
Mother’s Ed: College+ |
Mother’s Ed: Missing |
Mother is Married |
Marital Status Missing |
Mother is Black |
Mother is Hispanic |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. No County FE | |||||||||||||
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| Hurricane 1st Trimester | −38.6334 (38.3424) |
0.2191 (0.4008) |
0.0212+
(0.0117) |
−0.0003+
(0.0001) |
−0.0399 (0.0321) |
0.0479 (0.0290) |
0.0154 (0.0151) |
−0.0182 (0.0368) |
−0.0052 (0.0037) |
−0.0312 (0.0451) |
−0.0006***
(0.0001) |
−0.1004***
(0.0293) |
0.0191 (0.1212) |
| Hurricane 2nd Trimester | −43.1076 (37.7178) |
0.2193 (0.3751) |
0.0171 (0.0297) |
0.0006 (0.0009) |
−0.0494 (0.0378) |
0.0157 (0.0239) |
0.0183**
(0.0085) |
0.0238 (0.0511) |
−0.0085**
(0.0036) |
0.0056 (0.0527) | −0.0005***
(0.0001) |
−0.1010***
(0.0282) |
0.0036 (0.1176) |
| Hurricane 3rd Trimester | −34.8283 (41.0219) |
0.3424 (0.3143) |
0.0144 (0.0100) |
−0.0002**
(0.0001) |
−0.0326 (0.0246) |
0.0402**
(0.0131) |
0.0159 ( 0.0131) |
−0.0153 (0.0297) | −0.0082**
(0.0032) |
−0.0263 (0.0505) |
0.0003 (0.0006) | −0.0930**
(0.0331) |
−0.0330 ( 0.0984) |
|
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| B. County FE | |||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
| Hurricane 1st Trimester | 0.5707 (3.4714) |
0.0119 (0.0463) |
0.0006 (0.0057) |
−0.0001 (0.0001) |
−0.0250 (0.0214) |
0.0190 ( 0.0173) |
0.0024 (0.0151) |
0.0041 (0.0158) |
−0.0004 (0.0029) |
0.0123 (0.0236) |
−0.0006***
(0.0001) |
−0.0142 (0.0108) |
−0.0118 (0.0355) |
| Hurricane 2nd Trimester | 0.8649 (2.3668) |
0.0232 (0.0657) |
0.0016 (0.0238) |
0.0007 (0.0009) |
−0.0285 (0.0240) |
−0.0089 (0.0143) |
0.0050 (0.0071) |
0.0362 (0.0320) |
−0.0039 (0.0028) |
0.0364 (0.0303) |
−0.0005***
(0.0001) |
−0.0191 (0.0143) |
0.0056 (0.0341) |
| Hurricane 3rd Trimester | 2.4215 (6.1164) |
0.0949**
(0.0330) |
0.0025 (0.0079) |
−0.0001 (0.0001) |
−0.0083 (0.0165) |
0.0158 (0.0114) |
0.0037 (0.0127) |
−0.0068 (0.0184) |
−0.0043+
(0.0024) |
−0.0098 (0.0290) |
0.0004 (0.0006) |
−0.0092 (0.0153) |
−0.0063 (0.0248) |
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| N | 37,044 | 34,027 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 | 485,111 |
Notes: Each column in each panel is a separate regression. The first two columns are estimated on the universe of Texas births data collapsed to the conception-year/conception-month/county-of-residence level (not restricted to siblings). These data are limited to conceptions in January 1996–March 2008. All other columns use individual-level data. See notes under Table 1 for information on the sample of analysis and the storms and hurricanes. All regressions include conception year and conception month fixed effects. The regressions in Panel B also include county fixed effects. Robust standard errors are clustered on the county level.
Significance levels:
+
p<0.10
**
p<0.05
***
p<0.001