Table 6.
Effects of parental absence on test scores of different subjects.
| Variables | Chinese | Math | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Panel A: OLS estimation | |||
| Parental absence | −1.492 *** | −3.371 *** | −2.973 *** |
| (0.353) | (0.723) | (0.583) | |
| Share of LBCs | −10.159 | −13.378 | −12.874 |
| (6.300) | (10.695) | (8.751) | |
| Pane B: IV estimation | |||
| Parental absence | −1.409 *** | −3.499 *** | −3.099 *** |
| (0.354) | (0.724) | (0.593) | |
| Share of LBCs | −10.122 | −13.437 | −12.932 |
| (6.249) | (10.611) | (8.681) |
Note: The data source is the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) 2013–2014. Robust standard errors reported in parentheses are clustered at the class level. A full set of individual and class characteristics listed in Table 1, grade fixed effects, school fixed effects, and grade-by-school fixed effects are included in each regression. In panel A, we conduct an ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation; while in Panel B we use an instrumental variable (IV) estimation. *** p < 0.01.