Table 4.
OLS Models for 2011 Educational Aspiration
| Educational Aspiration | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child's Age | −0.075** (0.027) |
−0.064* (0.029) |
−0.062* (0.028) |
−0.082** (0.027) |
−0.076** (0.027) |
| Child Gender (Male = 1) | −0.505*** (0.150) |
−0.475** (0.158) |
−0.503** (0.156) |
−0.524*** (0.147) |
0.363 (0.406) |
| Parent’s Educational Aspiration (1989) | −0.082 (0.067) |
−0.089 (0.075) |
−0.117 (0.073) |
−0.477** (0.154) |
−0.069 (0.068) |
| Tech/Vocational/Some college | 0.267 (0.211) |
0.435* (0.206) |
0.346 (0.215) |
0.263 (0.208) |
0.233 (0.210) |
| B.A. and above | 0.632* (0.253) |
0.711** (0.258) |
0.709** (0.259) |
0.660** (0.243) |
0.543* (0.262) |
| Additive Financial Problems Index | 0.007 (0.016) |
−0.094* (0.046) |
0.037 (0.020) |
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| Log Annual Household Income | 0.111 (0.113) |
−0.180 (0.127) |
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| One month on average Unemployment Experience | −3.600* (1.805) |
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| > one month on average Unemployment Experience | −4.613 (2.782) |
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| Child's Gender × AFPI | −0.066* (0.031) |
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| One month on average Unemployment Exp. × Log Annual Income | 0.334* (0.165) |
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| > one month on average Unemployment Exp. × Log Annual Income | 0.398 (0.270) |
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| Parental Educational Aspiration (1989) × Financial Problems Index |
0.028* (0.011) |
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| Constant | 5.845*** (0.544) |
4.421** (1.522) |
7.791*** (1.638) |
7.387*** (0.805) |
5.452*** (0.560) |
| N | 253 | 221 | 221 | 253 | 253 |
| N-families | 171 | 147 | 147 | 171 | 171 |
| R-square | 0.099 | 0.124 | 0.157 | 0.125 | 0.118 |
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001