Table A11:
Alternative Specifications for Educational Attainment, NLSY97 Non-Hispanic White Sample
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES | College Graduation | High School Graduation | Number of Grades Completed |
Categorical Educational Attainment: Ordered Logit |
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| Male | −0.0852*** (0.0180) |
−0.113*** (0.0205) |
−0.00506 (0.00803) |
−0.0151** (0.00721) |
−0.565*** (0.111) |
−0.693*** (0.116) |
−0.339*** (0.0676) |
−0.584*** (0.0904) |
| Male*No Father | 0.0142 (0.0391) |
0.00722 (0.0236) |
0.119 (0.258) |
0.218 (0.183) |
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| Male*Other Father | 0.0758* (0.0410) |
0.0372 (0.0308) |
−0.0159 (0.285) |
0.363* (0.202) |
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| No Father | −0.205*** (0.0276) |
−0.0524*** (0.0155) |
−1.426*** (0.180) |
−1.100*** (0.128) |
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| Other Father | −0.250*** (0.0304) |
−0.0797*** (0.0224) |
−1.263*** (0.219) |
−1.133*** (0.152) |
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| Constant | 0.433*** (0.0881) |
−0.155* (0.0916) |
0.937*** (0.0386) |
0.794*** (0.0531) |
14.85*** (0.536) |
10.70*** (0.587) |
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| Observations | 2,998 | 2,998 | 2,998 | 2,998 | 2,981 | 2,981 | 2,998 | 2,998 |
| R-squared | 0.008 | 0.224 | 0.000 | 0.059 | 0.009 | 0.250 | ||
| Mean of dependent variable | 0.400 | 0.949 | 14.54 | 3.015 | ||||
| Mother’s characteristics | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES |
Note: Robust standard errors in parentheses.
***
p<0.01
**
p<0.05
*
p<0.1. “No Father” and “Other Father” refer to living arrangements at baseline survey (1997). “Number of Grades Completed” ranges from 6th grades to 8th year college (20th grades). “Categorical Educational Attainment” is a discrete measure ranging from 1=less than high school to 4=college or higher degree. Mothers characteristics include education and mother’s age when the first child in the household and the respondent was/were born. All models include birth cohort. All models are weighted by round 17 sample weights.