Table 5.
The effects of education on health behaviors.
| Outcome |
Alcohol |
Alcohol |
Alcohol |
Vitamins |
Vitamins |
Vitamins |
Calories |
Calories |
Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
| Specification |
OLS |
OLS |
IV |
OLS |
OLS |
IV |
OLS |
OLS |
IV |
| Fixed Effects | YOB | YOB/State | YOB/State | YOB | YOB/State | YOB/State | YOB | YOB/State | YOB/State |
| Schooling | −0.003 (0.019) | −0.015 (0.018) | 0.819 (0.887) | 0.063*** (0.009) | 0.058*** (0.009) | 0.310 (0.427) | −64.401*** (6.014) | −63.241*** (6.023) | −87.737 (252.286) |
| Observations | 127,550 | 127,550 | −0.021 | 76,101 | 76,101 | 76,101 | 127,550 | 127,550 | 127,550 |
| R-squared | 0.025 | 0.026 | −0.021 | 0.002 | 0.002 | −0.012 | 0.075 | 0.074 | 0.074 |
| Number of stateid | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |||
| fstat | 16.362 | 20.996 | 16.362 |
| Outcome |
BMI |
BMI |
BMI |
Obesity |
Obesity |
Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
Low Education |
| Specification |
OLS |
OLS |
IV |
OLS |
OLS |
IV |
| Fixed Effects | YOB | YOB/State | YOB/State | YOB | YOB/State | YOB/State |
| Schooling | −0.224*** (0.029) | −0.222*** (0.027) | −0.404 (0.655) | −0.018*** (0.002) | −0.018*** (0.002) | −0.042 (0.044) |
| Observations | 124,706 | 124,706 | 124,706 | 124,706 | 124,706 | 124,706 |
| R-squared | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.007 |
| Number of stateid | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | ||
| fstat | 14.423 | 14.423 |
Notes: Robust standard errors clustered at the state-of-birth level. ***1%, **5%, *10%.
Controls: Gender, Race, Marital Status. YOB: Year of Birth Dummies.