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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Beta coefficients (with 95% c.i.) of control variables from Figs. 1 and 2 (model 4)

From: Parental age at childbirth and children’s educational outcomes: evidence from upper-secondary schools in Italy

 

Enrolment

Academic

 

(M4)

(M4)

Education of the parents (ref. Both lowsec)

  

 F lowsec—M uppersec

0.10***

0.12***

(0.10-0.11)

(0.11-0.13)

 F lowsec—M tertiary

0.11***

0.20***

(0.10-0.12)

(0.18-0.22)

 F uppersec—M lowsec

0.11***

0.11***

(0.10-0.11)

(0.10-0.12)

 Both uppersec

0.12***

0.25***

(0.11-0.12)

(0.24-0.26)

 F uppersec—M tertiary

0.12***

0.37***

(0.11-0.13)

(0.36-0.39)

 F tertiary—M lowsec

0.09***

0.24***

(0.08-0.11)

(0.21-0.26)

 F tertiary—M uppersec

0.12***

0.39***

(0.12-0.13)

(0.37-0.40)

 Both tertiary

0.12***

0.47***

(0.11-0.13)

(0.46-0.49)

Social class of the parents (ref. Both Bor)

  

 F Bor—M WhC

0.01*

−0.05***

(−0.00-0.01)

(-0.06 - -0.03)

 F Bor—M PB

0.02**

−0.06***

(0.00-0.03)

(−0.09 - -0.03)

 F Bor—M WC

0.03***

−0.10***

(0.02-0.04)

(−0.13-−0.07)

 F Bor—M Unempl

0.00

-0.14***

(−0.02-0.03)

(-0.19 -−0.09)

 F Bor—M Inact

0.01***

-0.09***

(0.01-0.02)

(-0.10-−0.07)

 F WhC—M Bor

0.00

−0.04***

(−0.00-0.01)

(−0.06-−0.01)

 Both WhC

0.01*

−0.10***

(−0.00-0.01)

(−0.11-−0.08)

 F WhC—M PB

0.01*

−0.08***

(−0.00-0.03)

(−0.12-−0.05)

 F WhC—M WC

0.01

−0.17***

(−0.01-0.02)

(−0.19-−0.15)

 F WhC—M Unempl

0.01

−0.16***

(−0.00-0.03)

(−0.19-−0.12)

 F WhC—M Inact

0.01**

−0.16***

(0.00-0.02)

(−0.17-−0.14)

 F PB—M Bor

−0.02**

−0.08***

(−0.04-−0.00)

(−0.11-−0.04)

 F PB—M WhC

0.00

−0.12***

(−0.01-0.01)

(−0.14-−0.10)

 Both PB

−0.01***

−0.13***

(−0.03-−0.00)

(−0.15-−0.12)

 F PB—M WC

−0.03***

−0.19***

(−0.04-−0.01)

(−0.21-−0.17)

 F PB—M Unempl

−0.05***

−0.21***

(−0.08-−0.02)

(−0.24-−0.18)

 F PB—M Inact

−0.03***

−0.18***

(−0.04-−0.02)

(−0.20-−0.17)

 F WC—M Bor

0.01

−0.09***

(−0.01-0.03)

(−0.13-−0.05)

 F WC—M WhC

0.01*

−0.16***

(−0.00-0.02)

(−0.18-−0.14)

 F WC—M PB

−0.01

−0.19***

(−0.03-0.01)

(−0.22-−0.17)

 Both WC

−0.03***

−0.21***

(−0.04-−0.02)

(−0.22-−0.19)

 F WC—M Unempl

−0.08***

−0.24***

(−0.10_−0.07)

(−0.26-−0.22)

 F WC—M Inact

−0.07***

−0.23***

(−0.08-−0.06)

(−0.25-−0.21)

 F Unempl—M Bor

−0.02

−0.05

(−0.07-0.03)

(−0.14-0.04)

 F Unempl—M WhC

−0.01

−0.17***

(−0.03-0.01)

(−0.21-−0.13)

 F Unempl—M PB

−0.05**

−0.21***

(−0.09-−0.01)

(−0.26-−0.16)

 F Unempl—M WC

−0.10***

−0.25***

(−0.13-−0.08)

(−0.27-−0.22)

 Both unempl

−0.12***

−0.26***

(−0.15-−0.09)

(−0.28-−0.24)

 F Unempl—M Inact

−0.13***

−0.24***

(−0.15-−0.11)

(−0.26-−0.22)

 F Inact—M Bor

−0.01

−0.02

(−0.03-0.01)

(−0.07-0.02)

 F Inact—M WhC

−0.02***

−0.12***

(−0.03-−0.01)

(−0.15-−0.10)

 F Inact—M PB

−0.03**

−0.19***

(−0.05-−0.00)

(−0.22-−0.16)

 F Inact—M WC

−0.11***

−0.23***

(−0.13-−0.09)

(−0.25-−0.20)

 F Inact—M Unempl

−0.14***

−0.27***

(−0.18-−0.10)

(−0.30-−0.24)

 Both Inact

−0.12***

−0.24***

(−0.13-−0.10)

(−0.26-−0.22)

Region of residence (ref. Piemonte)

  

 Valle d’Aosta

0.00

−0.07***

(−0.01-0.02)

(−0.09-−0.06)

 Lombardia

−0.02***

−0.05***

(−0.02-−0.01)

(−0.06-−0.04)

 Trentino Alto Adige

−0.08***

−0.09***

(−0.09-−0.07)

(−0.10-−0.08)

 Veneto

−0.01

−0.03***

(−0.02-0.00)

(−0.05-−0.02)

 Friuli Venezia Giulia

0.03***

−0.02***

(0.01-0.04)

(−0.04-−0.01)

 Liguria

0.02***

0.03***

(0.01-0.03)

(0.02-0.05)

 Emilia-Romagna

0.03***

−0.06***

(0.02-0.04)

(−0.07-−0.05)

 Toscana

0.04***

−0.04***

(0.03-0.05)

(−0.05-−0.03)

 Umbria

0.05***

0.01

(0.04-0.06)

(−0.01-0.02)

 Marche

0.04***

−0.02**

(0.03-0.05)

(−0.03-−0.00)

 Lazio

0.04***

0.05***

(0.03-0.04)

(0.04-0.06)

 Abruzzo

0.05***

0.03***

(0.04-0.06)

(0.01-0.05)

 Molise

0.08***

0.05***

(0.07-0.09)

(0.04-0.07)

 Campania

0.03***

0.07***

(0.02-0.04)

(0.06-0.08)

 Puglia

0.04***

0.06***

(0.03-0.05)

(0.05-0.07)

 Basilicata

0.08***

0.06***

(0.07-0.09)

(0.04-0.07)

 Calabria

0.06***

0.06***

(0.05-0.07)

(0.05-0.07)

 Sicilia

0.01***

0.03***

(0.00-0.02)

(0.02-0.04)

 Sardegna

0.04***

0.08***

(0.03-0.05)

(0.06-0.09)

Birth order (ref. Only child)

  

 First born

0.02***

0.02***

(0.01-0.02)

(0.01-0.02)

 Second born

−0.02***

−0.05***

(−0.03-−0.02)

(−0.06-−0.05)

 Third born or more

−0.04***

−0.07***

(−0.05-−0.03)

(−0.09-−0.06)

Family size (< 3 children)

  

 3 children or more

−0.04***

−0.02***

(−0.05-−0.04)

(−0.03-−0.02)

Age (ref. 15)

  

 16

−0.01***

−0.00

(−0.01-−0.00)

(−0.01-0.00)

 17

−0.03***

−0.01***

(−0.03-−0.02)

(−0.02-−0.00)

 18

−0.05***

−0.02***

(−0.06-−0.05)

(−0.02-−0.01)

Born abroad

−0.14***

−0.09***

(−0.15-−0.13)

(−0.09-−0.08)

Female

0.04***

0.04***

(0.04-0.05)

(0.04-0.05)

Constant

0.63***

0.25***

(0.59-0.66)

(0.22-0.28)

Observations

213,538

213,538

R-squared

0.13

0.23

  1. Notes: Dummies for trimester of interview are not shown
  2. ***p < 0.01
  3. **p < 0.05
  4. *p < 0.1