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Table 5 Fixed-effects model, school/work decision

From: Reallocating children’s time: coping strategies after the 2010 Haiti earthquake

 

Idle

School only

Work only

School and work

Household vulnerability index

0.033

−0.106*

0.064**

0.009

 

(0.034)

(0.060)

(0.026)

(0.049)

Age

0.011***

−0.019***

0.003

0.004

 

(0.003)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.004)

Sex (male = 1 and at age = 13.55)

−0.027***

−0.036***

0.018***

0.045***

 

(0.008)

(0.014)

(0.006)

(0.013)

Age * sex

−0.008**

−0.004

0.002

0.011**

 

(0.004)

(0.006)

(0.003)

(0.005)

Child’s age order within the household

0.013***

0.004

0.002

−0.019***

 

(0.004)

(0.008)

(0.004)

(0.007)

Child was economically active, 2010 (yes = 1)

−0.005

−0.461***

0.137***

0.330***

 

(0.019)

(0.031)

(0.028)

(0.036)

Relation to head of household = close relative (yes = 1)

0.044**

−0.032

−0.008

−0.004

 

(0.017)

(0.028)

(0.010)

(0.026)

Relation to head of household = other relative (yes = 1)

0.044***

−0.008

0.012

−0.049**

 

(0.015)

(0.022)

(0.010)

(0.019)

Relation to head of household = domestic employee (yes = 1)

0.073

−0.007

0.072

−0.138*

 

(0.057)

(0.089)

(0.054)

(0.082)

Relation to head of household = other relationship (yes = 1)

0.034

−0.032

0.032

−0.034

 

(0.040)

(0.073)

(0.035)

(0.065)

Sex of head of household (male = 1)

−0.018

−0.012

−0.003

0.032*

 

(0.012)

(0.021)

(0.009)

(0.018)

Head of household education level = primary (yes = 1)

−0.012

0.016

−0.012

0.009

 

(0.014)

(0.024)

(0.010)

(0.022)

Head of household education level = secondary or more (yes = 1)

−0.025*

0.022

−0.020**

0.024

 

(0.015)

(0.026)

(0.009)

(0.024)

Live in the same house (yes = 1)

0.009

−0.018

0.003

0.006

 

(0.016)

(0.029)

(0.013)

(0.026)

Household has received any type of assistance (yes = 1)

−0.024*

0.025

0.000

−0.002

 

(0.012)

(0.024)

(0.009)

(0.021)

Number of negative economic shock

−0.004

−0.023**

0.003

0.024***

 

(0.006)

(0.010)

(0.003)

(0.009)

Members living in a temporary camp (%)

−0.085

−0.036

0.042

0.079

 

(0.059)

(0.106)

(0.038)

(0.086)

Has any household member suffered physical damage (yes = 1)

−0.026

0.011

0.017

−0.002

 

(0.017)

(0.028)

(0.012)

(0.027)

Household size, 2010

−0.010**

−0.004

−0.003

0.017***

 

(0.004)

(0.007)

(0.003)

(0.006)

Number of children aged 0 to 10 years in household

0.014**

0.006

0.002

−0.022**

 

(0.006)

(0.010)

(0.004)

(0.009)

Durable assets index, 2010

−0.017***

0.019*

−0.003

0.000

 

(0.006)

(0.010)

(0.003)

(0.009)

House ownership, 2010 (yes = 1)

−0.008

0.012

−0.004

0.000

 

(0.014)

(0.023)

(0.010)

(0.019)

Constant

−0.062

1.095***

−0.042

0.009

 

(0.051)

(0.091)

(0.044)

(0.079)

Observations

3833

3833

3833

3833

Adjusted R-squared

0.148

0.335

0.144

0.309

PSU FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. Note: standard errors clustered at the PSU level are in parentheses
  2. * p<0.1, ** p<0.05, *** p<0.01