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Table 6 Results on effects of PYSM on math standardized test performance with family fixed-effects (reference = “No Pass”)

From: Parents’ years in Sweden and children’s educational performance

 

Pass (std. error)

Pass with distinction (std. error)

Pass with special distinction (std. error)

Obs.

Family obs.

Pseudo-R 2

Africa

0.89* (.04)

0.87+ (.07)

1.04 (.17)

937

402

.02

East Africa

1.02 (.05)

0.95 (.08)

1.12 (.17)

1359

584

.02

Iraq

1.01 (.06)

0.95 (.09)

0.76 (.13)

808

371

.02

Iran

0.90 (.06)

0.93 (.08)

0.98 (.15)

894

433

.04

Lebanon

0.98 (.03)

0.97 (.06)

0.90 (.13)

1894

774

.01

Turkey

1.04 (.03)

0.99 (.04)

0.92 (.07)

2377

1047

.01

Asia/Oceania

1.01 (.03)

0.94 (.04)

0.94 (.05)

4052

1748

.02

Chile

0.98 (.05)

0.83+ (.08)

0.90 (.18)

814

371

.06

South America

0.87 (.12)

1.18 (.23)

0.87 (.30)

254

120

.09

Non-EU-27 Europe

Omitted due to sample size

Former Yugoslavia

0.94 (.05)

0.92 (.07)

0.74* (.10)

1574

723

.02

Former Soviet Union/ Poland

1.01 (.11)

0.88 (.12)

0.98 (.17)

627

293

.04

EU-27 and North America

0.97 (.07)

0.96 (.10)

0.89 (.12)

1216

548

.03

Nordic

0.94+ (.03)

0.90* (.04)

0.89+ (.06)

2789

1246

.03

  1. Notes: In addition, each regression also includes control variables for sex and firstborn status
  2. Source: SIP, 2005–2011
  3. Exponentiated coefficients; standard errors in parentheses
  4. + p < 0.10; *p < 0.05