Table 2.
Main results: Coefficients from linear probability models controlling for education, cohort dummy variables, and a quadratic polynomial in age at first birth
| (1) Died Between 1991 and 2010 |
(2) Lung Cancer/COPD |
(3) Heart Attack/Stroke |
(4) Femur Fracture |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Twins | 0.037** | 0.013** | 0.018** | 0.005 |
| (0.009) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.004) | |
| B. Same-Sex Twins | 0.038** | 0.013* | 0.020* | 0.005 |
| (0.011) | (0.005) | (0.008) | (0.005) | |
| Unconditional Mean | 0.287 | 0.044 | 0.136 | 0.047 |
| Number of Observations | 404,286 | 404,286 | 404,286 | 404,286 |
Notes: Each coefficient–standard error pair comes from a separate regression. In panel A, the reference group is mothers with a singleton first birth. In panel B, the reference group is mothers with singletons or opposite-sex twins at first birth. Robust standard errors are shown in parentheses.
*p < .05; **p < .01