Table 12.
Pathway effects in 1996 and 2008, for men
| pathway | < HS | college or more |
difference | coefficient | pathway effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |||||
| Health | 61.4 | 75.2 | 13.8 | −0.00037 | −0.0051 |
| not employed | 21.9 | 11.4 | −10.5 | 0.01447 | −0.0015 |
| years on last job | 0.76 | 0.25 | −0.51 | −0.00390 | 0.0020 |
| weekly earnings | $534 | $1,452 | $918 | −0.00329 | −0.0030 |
| assets | $167 | $671 | $504 | −0.00006 | −0.0030 |
| sum of pathway effects | −0.0107 | ||||
| 2008 | |||||
| health | 58.1 | 73.7 | 15.6 | −0.00037 | −0.0058 |
| not employed | 26.2 | 13.1 | −13.1 | 0.01447 | −0.0019 |
| years on last job | 0.61 | 0.24 | −0.37 | −0.00390 | 0.0014 |
| weekly earnings | $461 | $1,328 | $867 | −0.00329 | −0.0029 |
| assets | $197 | $975 | $778 | −0.00006 | −0.0047 |
| sum of pathway effects | −0.0138 | ||||