Table 3.
Falsification test for Wald estimation in daughters-in-law and daughters
| Sample Potentially endogenous variable Instrumental variable | Daughters-in-law Caregiving for parent-in-law Parent has ADL limitations | Daughters Caregiving for parent Parent-in-law has ADL limitations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Outcome | Coeff. | (S.E.)† | Coeff. | (S.E.)† |
| Prob(Pain affecting daily activities) | 4.56 | (5.88) | −11.23* | (6.70) |
| Prob(Self-reported health fair to poor) | 8.19 | (11.15) | −15.93* | (8.32) |
| Prob(Any outpatient care use) | 5.54 | (8.09) | −3.87 | (6.30) |
| Log(Out-of-pocket costs) if any use | 10.38 | (12.58) | −40.84 | (29.56) |
| Prob(Any regular prescription drug use) | 11.16 | (15.11) | −14.55* | (8.32) |
| Log(Out-of-pocket costs) if any use | 8.76 | (11.94) | −6.98 | (18.45) |
Notes:
ADL, activity of daily living
Robust standard errors in parentheses
p<0.1.