TABLE 8.

DO BOYS NEED MORE? MEAN GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PARENTAL INPUTS

Dependent variable:	Model:	Coefficient on I(male=1)	s.e.	N	Mean Y	Percent effect
Panel A: 2000 SOUTH AFRICA TIME USE SURVEY (TUS) CHILDREN UNDER 1
Childcare, mins. per day >= 0	OLS	1.184	[12.055]	521	99.6	1%
Childcare, mins. per day >= 0	Tobit	9.874	[16.353]	521	99.6	10%
Childcare, mins. per day > 0	OLS	−15.233	[13.303]	386	136	−11%
Any care?	Logit (Beta)	0.471	[0.265]*	521	0.733	13%
Panel B: 1998 South Africa DHS CHILDREN AGES 0–15 MONTHS
Ever breastfed?	OLS	0.024	[0.033]	723	0.875	3%
# months breastfed	censored regression	−0.409	[1.218]	632	6.941	−6%
log(# months breastfed)	censored regression	−0.085	[0.234]	632	1.663	−5%
Vaccination card?	OLS	−0.05	[0.035]	732	0.835	−6%
Number of immunizations	OLS	0.027	[0.111]	705	3.487	1%
At least one immunization	OLS	−0.004	[0.010]	705	0.98	0%
Completely immunized	OLS	0.037	[0.036]	705	0.3	12%
Vitamin A	OLS	na	na	na	na	na

Notes: Standard errors [in brackets] are computed taking survey design into account. Vitamin A supplementation information is not available for South African DHS. Results reported do not include demographic controls.

^***p<0.01,

^**p<0.05,

^*p<0.1