Appendix Table 4.
Selection into Motherhood
| Mom <19 yrs old |
Mom 19–24 yrs old |
Mom 25–34 yrs old |
Mom 35–44 yrs old |
Mom has < HS education |
Mom has HS education |
Mom has some college |
Mom is non- Hispanic white |
Mom is black |
Mom is Hispanic |
Mom is unmarried |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDD | 0.0009 (0.0020) |
−0.0022 (0.0036) |
−0.0017 (0.0036) |
0.0031 (0.0023) |
0.0063 (0.0116) |
−0.0114** (0.0053) |
−0.0008 (0.0050) |
0.0030 (0.0056) |
0.0032 (0.0052) |
−0.0029 (0.0155) |
0.0015 (0.0067) |
| N | 185,374 | 185,374 | 185,374 | 185,374 | 184,070 | 184,070 | 184,070 | 185,374 | 185,374 | 185,374 | 185,374 |
| Year of birth fixed effects |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Month of birth fixed effects |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| State fixed effects |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| State-year interactions |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Notes: The coefficients listed here are from DDD regressions that use the variables listed in the top row as dependent variables. The units of analysis are county-year-birth month cells. Cells with fewer than 25 births are omitted from the analysis. All regressions control for the unemployment rate in the state, year, and month of birth. Robust standard errors are clustered on the state. All the regressions are weighted by the cell population.
Significance levels:
+
p<0.10
**
p<0.05
***
p<0.001