Table 3.
Population-weighted fixed-effects models: Testing robustness by adding and removing variables, Models A–F (coefficients, with standard errors in parentheses)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Ratio Lagged | −0.617** (0.016) |
−0.843** (0.042) |
−0.839** (0.023) |
−0.832** (0.025) |
−0.854** (0.025) |
−0.822** (0.044) |
| Time Trend | −0.138 (1.239) |
1.555 (1.319) |
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| Time Trend × Sex Ratio Lagged | −0.001 (0.001) |
−0.002 (0.001) |
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| Time Trend × District | 0.001** (0.000) |
0.002** (0.000) |
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| Total Fertility Rate | 10.115** (0.890) |
6.849** (1.272) |
7.165** (1.347) |
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| Infant Mortality Rate | 0.023 (0.030) |
0.016 (0.031) |
0.030 (0.031) |
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| % of Female Adults Literate | 0.367** (0.137) |
0.411** (0.137) |
0.508** (0.145) |
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| % of Female Adults Literate Squared | −0.011** (0.001) |
−0.007** (0.002) |
−0.009** (0.002) |
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| % Rural | −0.138 (0.087) |
−0.121 (0.086) |
−0.163† (0.084) |
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| % Scheduled Caste | 0.144 (0.249) |
0.162 (0.246) |
0.123 (0.242) |
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| Percentage Scheduled Tribe | 0.276† (0.149) |
0.342* (0.148) |
0.369* (0.147) |
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| Constant | 566.000** (15.470) |
800.418** (40.793) |
741.491** (19.909) |
789.334** (26.973) |
770.899** (26.957) |
739.571** (44.582) |
| Observations | 1,748 | 1,748 | 1,744 | 1,718 | 1,715 | 1,715 |
| R2 | .554 | .612 | .610 | .611 | .622 | .641 |
| Number of Districts | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 |
†
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01