Table 3:
Summary of Hierarchical Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Actual Minus Expected Grade for Age for All Children Aged 6 to 14 (n=9,399), Those Residing With Their Mother (n=8,705) and Those Residing With Their Father (n=7,863)
| Predictor | All Children (Ages 6 to 17) | Children Residing With Their Mother | Children Residing With Their Father | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE(B) | B | SE(B) | B | SE(B) | |
| Female child | 0.23** | 0.03 | 0.23** | 0.03 | 0.25** | 0.03 |
| Ages 9 to 11 | −1.01** | 0.03 | −1.00** | 0.03 | −0.98** | 0.03 |
| Ages 12 to 14 | −1.92** | 0.03 | −1.88** | 0.03 | −1.86** | 0.03 |
| Deceased mother | 0.27† | 0.12 | -- | -- | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| Deceased father | 0.02 | 0.08 | −0.07 | 0.10 | -- | -- |
| Multi-generational household | 0.16** | 0.05 | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.12† | 0.05 |
| Other households | 0.25** | 0.05 | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.12† | 0.05 |
| No co-resident parent | −0.28** | 0.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Only one co-resident parent | −0.23** | 0.07 | −0.24* | 0.08 | −0.53† | 0.26 |
| Parent is: Literate | 0.73** | 0.04 | 0.70** | 0.05 | ||
| Employed in crafts | 0.72** | 0.05 | 0.44** | 0.09 | ||
| Employed in industry | −0.10 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.17 | ||
| Employed in services | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.15 | ||
| Employed in civil service | 0.83** | 0.21 | 0.57** | 0.16 | ||
| Sector unknown | −0.05 | 0.18 | −0.18 | 0.18 | ||
| Parent is: User for free | −0.00 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.15 | ||
| User for fee/rent | −0.23* | 0.07 | −0.15† | 0.07 | ||
| Paid laborer | −0.02 | 0.07 | −0.39** | 0.12 | ||
| Ownership unknown | 0.38† | 0.17 | 0.33† | 0.15 | ||
| Hh level variance (ψ) | 0.94 | 0.73 | 0.74 | |||
| Intra-class correlation (ρ) | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |||
| Model fit (−2LL) | 16,289.57 | 14,678.69 | 13,238.50 | |||
Source: Authors’ calculations.
Note: See footnote to Table 2.