Table 4 Data

Live births

By age, 13–19

1995–2006

Yearly

Office of Health Statistics DEIS

Female population

By age, 13–19

1995–2006

1995–2006

National Statistics Institute INDEC

Forecasts based on 2001 Census. Results by five-year age group are then disaggregated into single years of age using Sprague’s multipliers (Siegel and Swanson 2004)

Teenage fertility

By age, 13–19

1995–2006

Yearly

Own elaboration based on DEIS and INDEC

\( \frac{\mathrm{Live} \mathrm{births}}{\mathrm{Female} \mathrm{population}}\times 1000 \)

Years of schooling

By age, 12–18

1995–2006

1995–2002 yearly

2003–2006 1st half

Household Survey, SEDLAC (CEDLAS and The World Bank)

Average years of schooling

School enrollment

1995–2006

1995–2002 yearly

2003–2006 1st half

\( \frac{\mathrm{Students}\kern0.24em \mathrm{enrolled}}{\mathrm{Population}}\times 100 \)

LFE

LFE implementation (dummy variable)

Crosta (2007)

= 1 for the birth-cohort who were 14 years old at the time their province of residence implemented the reform and younger birth-cohorts; 0 otherwise

% Polimodal students^a

1998–2006

Yearly

DINIECE (Ministry of Education)

\( \frac{\mathrm{Polimodal}\;\mathrm{students}}{\mathrm{Total}\;\mathrm{students}}\times 100 \)

1995–2006

Yearly

Statistics offices at provincial level

In million Pesos, at 1993 constant prices

1995–2006

1995–2002 yearly

2003–2006 1st half

Household Survey, SEDLAC (CEDLAS and The World Bank)

Unemployment rate (>15 years old)

Public expenditure^a

Education

Health

1995–2006

Yearly

Ministry of Economy MECON

In million Pesos, at 1993 constant prices (implicit price deflator for GDP)

Plan Nacer ^a

Women and children

2004–2006

Yearly

Plan Nacer (Ministry of Health)

\( \frac{\mathrm{Beneficiaries}}{\mathrm{Population}}\times 100 \)