Table 3.
First and second stage regression of the direct effect of the CSG on mental health.
| (1) |
(2) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1st Stage: Direct effect |
2nd Stage: Direct effect |
|
| HH receives CSG | 0.823*** (0.223) |
|
| HH with CSG eligible child | 0.747*** (0.014) |
|
| Economic decision maker | 0.006 (0.014) |
−0.273* (0.153) |
| Male | −0.024** (0.011) |
0.324** (0.126) |
| Age | −0.006*** (0.002) |
−0.079*** (0.021) |
| Age Squared | 0.000** (0.000) |
0.001*** (0.000) |
| Under 19 years of age | −0.027 (0.021) |
0.444** (0.193) |
| HH receives Old Age Pension | −0.017 (0.019) |
−0.003 (0.181) |
| HH receives Disability Grant | 0.034 (0.024) |
−0.386* (0.234) |
| HH receives Foster Care Grant | 0.010 (0.041) |
0.315 (0.323) |
| HH receives Care Dependency Grant | −0.171*** (0.066) |
0.361 (0.662) |
| Number of HH members | −0.005 (0.005) |
0.014 (0.037) |
| Constant | 0.097* (0.056) |
22.506*** (0.626) |
| Province and region at baseline | YES | YES |
| Year | YES | YES |
| Observations | 4,535 | 4,535 |
| R-squared | 0.521 | 0.065 |
Clustered standard errors in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0. The outcome variable in the first stage is the binary variable HH CSG. The outcome variable in the second stage is CES-D.