Table XII.
The effects of wave 1 attention troubles on labor market outcomes
| Outcome | Employment | Employment | Log(earning) | Log(earnings) | Social Program | Social Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Full | Family | Full | Family | Full | Family |
| Fixed effects | None | Family | None | Family | None | Family |
| Attention troubles in school (just a few times) | −0.007 (0.008) |
−0.030 (0.023) |
−0.004 (0.022) |
−0.043 (0.064) |
0.028*** (0.009) |
0.032 (0.023) |
| Attention troubles in school (about once a week) | −0.027*** (0.010) |
−0.088*** (0.030) |
−0.017 (0.028) |
−0.111 (0.079) |
0.044*** (0.012) |
0.070** (0.030) |
| Attention troubles in school (almost everyday) | −0.040*** (0.013) |
−0.073** (0.034) |
−0.173*** (0.032) |
−0.193** (0.095) |
0.091*** (0.015) |
0.126*** (0.035) |
| Attention troubles in school (everyday) | −0.084*** (0.018) |
−0.081 (0.051) |
−0.179*** (0.056) |
−0.373*** (0.133) |
0.099*** (0.019) |
0.102** (0.051) |
| Age | −0.032*** (0.005) |
−0.020 (0.015) |
−0.095*** (0.017) |
0.035 (0.039) |
0.047*** (0.008) |
0.012 (0.015) |
| Female | −0.095*** (0.009) |
−0.106*** (0.022) |
−0.325*** (0.029) |
−0.305*** (0.058) |
0.109*** (0.010) |
0.124*** (0.021) |
| Test score during high school | 0.025*** (0.005) |
0.103*** (0.012) |
−0.037*** (0.005) |
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| Maternal education | 0.006*** (0.002) |
0.027*** (0.006) |
−0.014*** (0.002) |
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| Family income during high school | 0.000 (0.000) |
0.001*** (0.000) |
−0.001*** (0.000) |
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| Parents married during high school | 0.031*** (0.008) |
0.091*** (0.022) |
−0.076*** (0.011) |
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| Hispanic people | 0.044*** (0.010) |
0.054* (0.031) |
−0.043*** (0.014) |
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| Black people | 0.000 (0.010) |
−0.165*** (0.034) |
0.098*** (0.011) |
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| Rural status during high school | −0.015 (0.010) |
−0.080** (0.032) |
0.039*** (0.014) |
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| Missing family information | −0.000 (0.008) |
0.004 (0.020) |
0.006 (0.008) |
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| Constant | 1.562*** (0.152) |
1.173*** (0.309) |
12.168*** (0.465) |
9.023*** (0.854) |
−0.813*** (0.209) |
0.106 (0.308) |
| Observations | 14,481 | 3,407 | 13,195 | 3,142 | 14,455 | 3,402 |
| R-squared | 0.036 | 0.022 | 0.092 | 0.044 | 0.092 | 0.036 |
| Total number of families | 1,668 | 1,642 | 1,668 |
Robust standard errors in parentheses, clustered at school/family.
***
p<0.01.
**
p<0.05.
*
p<0.1.
Additional controls: grade level fixed effects.