Table 3.
Dropping out and sexually transmitted infections (individual fixed effects)
| Individual fixed effects without time-varying controls |
Individual fixed effects with time-varying controls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Dropout | 0.019 (0.040) | 0.095* (0.056) | 0.023 (0.041) | 0.098* (0.056) |
| N | 8444 | 8414 | 8444 | 8414 |
| Individuals | 4442 | 4207 | 4442 | 4207 |
Statistically significant at 10% level
** at 5% level
*** at 1% level.
Notes: (1) Each cell represents a separate individual fixed effects estimate. (2) Regressions are weighted by the sample weights provided by Add Health. (3) The time-varying controls include church attendance, whether the respondent moved, sentiment of mother towards sexual behavior, college aspirations, life expectancy, and an indicator for making decisions based on a "gut feeling." (4) Standard errors, shown in parentheses, are corrected for clustering at the school level.