TABLE A4.
April–May 2019–2020 regression results by education group
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No college | College educated | Difference (1)−(2) | No college | College educated | Difference (4)−(5) | |
| MSA Pop. 100−250 K × 2020 | −4.221** | 0.570 | −4.791* | 0.310 | 1.757 | −1.447 |
| (1.528) | (1.583) | (2.061) | (1.504) | (1.341) | (1.921) | |
| MSA Pop. 250−500 K × 2020 | −4.647** | −1.836 | −2.812 | 1.019 | 1.764 | −0.745 |
| (1.438) | (1.333) | (1.993) | (1.425) | (1.461) | (1.988) | |
| MSA Pop. 500 K−1 M × 2020 | −3.213** | −1.357 | −1.857 | 2.032 | 1.674 | 0.357 |
| (1.172) | (1.222) | (1.454) | (1.642) | (1.380) | (1.992) | |
| MSA Pop. 1–2.5 M × 2020 | −4.826** | −2.997* | −1.829 | 3.296 | −0.453 | 3.749 |
| (1.361) | (1.283) | (1.641) | (2.114) | (1.573) | (2.455) | |
| MSA Pop. 2.5−5 M × 2020 | −5.857** | −3.298 | −2.559 | 2.315 | −0.230 | 2.545 |
| (1.762) | (1.709) | (1.638) | (2.395) | (1.844) | (2.776) | |
| MSA Pop. 5 M+ × 2020 | −7.460** | −4.283** | −3.177* | 2.304 | −0.856 | 3.159 |
| (1.285) | (1.344) | (1.333) | (2.750) | (1.946) | (3.120) | |
| Year 2020 Dummy | −7.988** | −7.901** | −0.087 | |||
| (0.739) | (0.886) | (1.040) | ||||
| Ln COVID Case Rate March 2020 × 2020 | −1.032 | −1.085* | 0.054 | |||
| (0.677) | (0.537) | (0.837) | ||||
| Ln COVID Case Rate Current × 2020 | −0.317 | −0.358 | 0.042 | |||
| (0.533) | (0.374) | (0.669) | ||||
| % Occ. Can Work from Home × 2020 | 0.001 | 0.142 | −0.141 | |||
| (0.169) | (0.141) | (0.219) | ||||
| % Employed in Agriculture × 2020 | 0.423* | 0.263 | 0.160 | |||
| (0.208) | (0.144) | (0.246) | ||||
| % Employed in Mining × 2020 | 0.138 | 0.260 | −0.122 | |||
| (0.330) | (0.172) | (0.309) | ||||
| % Employed in Construction × 2020 | −0.083 | −0.013 | −0.070 | |||
| (0.288) | (0.230) | (0.361) | ||||
| % Emp. Wholesale/Retail × 2020 | 0.121 | 0.054 | 0.067 | |||
| (0.264) | (0.205) | (0.334) | ||||
| % Emp. Transportation/Utilities × 2020 | 0.516 | 0.066 | 0.450 | |||
| (0.306) | (0.217) | (0.400) | ||||
| % Emp. Professional Services × 2020 | −0.186 | −0.033 | −0.153 | |||
| (0.226) | (0.175) | (0.276) | ||||
| % Emp. Education/Health × 2020 | 0.277 | 0.138 | 0.139 | |||
| (0.152) | (0.112) | (0.197) | ||||
| % Emp. Leisure/Hospitality × 2020 | −0.380* | −0.420* | 0.040 | |||
| (0.190) | (0.193) | (0.276) | ||||
| % Employed in Other Services × 2020 | 0.028 | −0.054 | 0.082 | |||
| (0.512) | (0.396) | (0.631) | ||||
| % Emp. Public Administration × 2020 | 0.031 | 0.187 | −0.156 | |||
| (0.204) | (0.145) | (0.235) | ||||
| Local Area Fixed Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Indiv. Characteristics × Time Dummies | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| State × Time Dummies | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| F‐Test p‐Value for Industry Variables | 0.009 | 0.012 | 0.012 | |||
| R 2 | 0.030 | 0.025 | 0.059 | 0.261 | 0.267 | 0.288 |
| Observations | 130,951 | 196,844 | 327,795 | 130,951 | 196,844 | 327,795 |
The specification is otherwise similar to the main analysis except Columns 1 and 4 are limited to persons with no college education and Columns 2 and 5 are limited to persons with at least some college education. Columns 3 and 6 report the differences in coefficients between the two groups with standard errors estimated via pooled sample regression with a full set of interaction terms between a no college dummy and all other explanatory variables.
*
Significantly different from zero at 5% level
**
Significant at 1% level.