Dataset used : | UK general household survey | India NFHS | ||
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Dependent variable: | Third child: | Second child: Boy | Family size | Third child: |
Boy (1) | (2) | (3) | Boy (4) | |
University | −0.021** | −0.012*** | −0.134*** | |
(0.0087) | (0.0036) | (0.0014) | ||
Secondary | 0.017*** | −0.0054 | −0.244*** | |
(0.0049) | (0.0034) | (0.010) | ||
Never-schooled | −0.059* | 0.024 | −0.0048 | |
(0.035) | (0.016) | (0.018) | ||
Employed | 0.0040 | −0.0031 | −0.168*** | |
(0.013) | (0.0042) | (0.013) | ||
Wealthy | −0.015 | −0.0026 | −0.172*** | |
(0.027) | (0.0025) | (0.013) | ||
Constant | −0.051 | −0.185** | ||
(0.091) | (0.081) | |||
Mixed gender interactions | ||||
University | 0.031 | |||
(0.020) | ||||
Secondary | −0.016*** | |||
(0.0059) | ||||
Never-schooled | 0.072** | |||
(0.036) | ||||
Employed | 0.0058 | |||
(0.019) | ||||
Wealthy | 0.015 | |||
(0.027) | ||||
Constant | 0.0028 | |||
(0.0060) | ||||
All girls interactions | ||||
University | 0.042*** | −0.0018 | ||
(0.015) | (0.0038) | |||
Secondary | −0.012* | 0.010** | ||
(0.0069) | (0.0048) | |||
Never-schooled | 0.083** | −0.033 | ||
(0.036) | (0.035) | |||
Employed | 0.0084 | −0.0013 | ||
(0.013) | (0.0061) | |||
Wealthy | 0.032 | 0.0017 | ||
(0.028) | (0.0084) | |||
Constant | −0.032*** | −0.010 | ||
(0.0095) | (0.011) | |||
Number of observations | 31,950 | 78,555 | 102,430 | 40,316 |
Likelihood ratio test: null hypothesis: No overdispersion | 0.4 |