Table 5.
Outcomes Based On Emotional Difficulty Score - Heterogeneous Effects by Sex and Age
Panel A. State Unemployment Rate | ||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
OLS: Mental Health Severity (0–3) | Probit: Likely Psychological Problem (0/1) | |||||||
Males | Females | Age 4–11 | Age 12–17 | Males | Females | Age 4–11 | Age 12–17 | |
Marginal Effect | 0.010* | 0.006* | 0.010** | 0.008 | 0.0039** | 0.0030** | 0.0037*** | 0.0036* |
(SE) | (0.006) | (0.065) | (0.004) | (0.006) | (0.0019) | (0.0013) | (0.0012) | (0.0019) |
Mean, Dep. Var. | 0.313 | 0.212 | 0.249 | 0.283 | 0.064 | 0.038 | 0.046 | 0.058 |
Relative Effect of 1.51 P.P. Fall in Unemployment Rate | −4.8% | −4.3% | −6.1% | −4.3% | −9.2% | −11.9% | −12.1% | −9.4% |
Panel B. State Housing Price Index | ||||||||
OLS: Mental Health Severity (0–3) | Probit: Likely Psychological Problem (0/1) | |||||||
Males | Females | Age 4–11 | Age 12–17 | Males | Females | Age 4–11 | Age 12–17 | |
Marginal Effect | −0.072*** | −0.056*** | −0.046*** | −0.090*** | −0.023** | −0.017** | −0.014** | −0.028*** |
(SE) | (0.022) | (0.021) | (0.017) | (0.022) | (0.009) | (0.007) | (0.005) | (0.009) |
Mean, Dep. Var. | 0.313 | 0.212 | 0.249 | 0.283 | 0.064 | 0.038 | 0.046 | 0.058 |
Relative Effect of 0.19 Point Rise in Housing Price Index | −4.4% | −5.0% | −3.5% | −6.0% | −6.8% | −8.5% | −5.8% | −9.2% |
Sample size | 56,752 | 53,515 | 59,943 | 50,324 | 56,752 | 53,351 | 59,943 | 50,324 |
Note: Robust standard errors clustered on the state. A fall in unemployment rate of 1.51 percentage points and a rise in HPI of 0.19 represent one standard deviation improvements in economic conditions. Covariates are described in Table 2.
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