Table 7:
Educational Attainment and Other Adult Outcomes, NLSY97 Non-Hispanic White Sample
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES | College Graduation |
High School Graduation |
Currently Employed |
Personal Income |
Job Satisfaction |
Ever Married |
Children Ever Born |
Depression Index |
| Male | −0.113*** (0.0205) |
−0.0151** (0.00721) |
0.0839*** (0.0149) |
15.61*** (1.972) |
−0.0499 (0.0485) |
−0.110*** (0.0211) |
−0.284*** (0.0529) |
−0.230*** (0.0479) |
| Male*No Father | 0.0142 (0.0391) |
0.00722 (0.0236) |
0.0920*** (0.0324) |
0.121 (3.652) |
−0.113 (0.106) |
−0.0420 (0.0449) |
−0.371*** (0.121) |
−0.0474 (0.106) |
| Male*Other Father | 0.0758* (0.0410) |
0.0372 (0.0308) |
−0.00616 (0.0456) |
0.407 (4.221) |
−0.212* (0.119) |
−0.117** (0.0507) |
−0.307** (0.139) |
−0.242* (0.124) |
| No Father | −0.205*** (0.0276) |
−0.0524*** (0.0155) |
−0.0777*** (0.0269) |
−9.143*** (2.148) |
−0.0256 (0.0753) |
−0.0297 (0.0297) |
0.338*** (0.0887) |
0.143* (0.0769) |
| Other Father | −0.250*** (0.0304) |
−0.0797*** (0.0224) |
−0.0591 (0.0365) |
−9.286*** (2.718) |
0.116 (0.0874) |
0.0345 (0.0344) |
0.248** (0.109) |
0.326*** (0.0910) |
| Constant | −0.155* (0.0916) |
0.794*** (0.0531) |
0.689*** (0.0834) |
−9.435 (9.518) |
4.004*** (0.251) |
0.339*** (0.103) |
1.324*** (0.270) |
0.0852 (0.249) |
| Observations | 2,998 | 2,998 | 2,989 | 2,533 | 2,363 | 2,991 | 2,994 | 2,902 |
| R-squared | 0.224 | 0.059 | 0.043 | 0.091 | 0.007 | 0.036 | 0.095 | 0.032 |
| Mean of dependent variable | 0.400 | 0.949 | 0.853 | 49.933 | 4.129 | 0.647 | 1.268 | 0.025 |
| Mother’s characteristics | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | 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). “Currently Employed” is a dummy for whether is currently working at round 17 survey. “Personal Income” is the total personal earnings before tax in 2014. “Job Satisfaction” is on 5 point scale. “Ever Married” is a dummy for whether has been married up to round 17 survey. “Children Ever Born” is the self-reported total number of child births up to round 17 survey. “Depression Index” is a standardized index based on factor analysis of 5 variables. 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.