Table 3.
Results by education: Coefficients from linear probability model controlling for the subcategories of education, cohort dummy variables, and a quadratic polynomial in age at first birth
| Died Between 1991 and 2010 | Lung Cancer/COPD | Heart Attack/Stroke | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| A. Primary Schooling | |||
| Twins | 0.028* | 0.018** | 0.021* |
| (0.012) | (0.006) | (0.010) | |
| Same-sex twins | 0.027† | 0.020* | 0.023† |
| (0.015) | (0.008) | (0.012) | |
| Unconditional mean | 0.318 | 0.050 | 0.157 |
| Number of observations | 237,558 | 237,558 | 237,558 |
| B. Secondary Schooling | |||
| Twins | 0.032* | -0.003 | 0.001 |
| (0.016) | (0.007) | (0.011) | |
| Same-sex twins | 0.028 | -0.005 | -0.002 |
| (0.020) | (0.008) | (0.014) | |
| Unconditional mean | 0.262 | 0.042 | 0.119 |
| Number of observations | 120,340 | 120,340 | 120,340 |
| C. Tertiary Schooling | |||
| Twins | 0.084** | 0.022* | 0.041* |
| (0.023) | (0.011) | (0.017) | |
| Same-sex twins | 0.099** | 0.020 | 0.055** |
| (0.028) | (0.013) | (0.021) | |
| Unconditional mean | 0.195 | 0.024 | 0.075 |
| Number of observations | 46,388 | 46,388 | 46,388 |
Notes: Each coefficient-standard error pair comes from a separate regression. Robust standard errors are shown in parentheses.
†p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01