Table 3.
The Impact of Free Eyeglasses on the Perceived Characteristics of Vision Problems.
| Variables | Short run (3 weeks) | Long run (8 months) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| Childrenshould have vision exams regularly (1 = Agree) | People with myopia cannot clearly see things far away (1 = Agree) | Myopia iscaused by a change in eyeballs’ shape (1 = Agree) | Childrenshould have vision exams regularly (1 = Agree) | People with myopia cannot clearly see things far away (1 = Agree | Myopia is caused by a change in eyeballs’ shape (1 = Agree) | |
| (1) Treatment (1 = Yes) | 0.061** (0.029) | 0.048** (0.023) | 0.064*** (0.024) | 0.039 (0.029) | −0.008 (0.021) | −0.007 (0.032) |
| (2) Vision protection courses (1 = Yes) | 0.023 (0.061) | 0.034 (0.040) | −0.002 (0.043) | 0.131** (0.054) | 0.095** (0.040) | 0.031 (0.054) |
| (3) R2 | 0.174 | 0.108 | 0.190 | 0.162 | 0.106 | 0.113 |
| (4) Observations | 775 | 775 | 775 | 757 | 757 | 757 |
Note. All the regressions used the same control variables that are shown in the table.
Standard error was adjusted at the school level.
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and *** significant at 5% and 1% level.