| NCDS (1958) | B70 (1970) | MCS (2001) |
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
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Beta/OR (SE) | Beta/OR (SE) | Beta/OR (SE) |
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Panel A Y = Birth Weight (g) |  |  |  |
Ref. High Education | Â | Â | Â |
Low Education | − 54.14*** | − 45.60*** | − 58.80*** |
 | (10.44) | (9.54) | (12.88) |
Panel B Y = LBW |  |  |  |
Ref. High Education | Â | Â | Â |
Low Education | 1.47*** | 1.26** | 1.45** |
 | (0.12) | (0.09) | (0.16) |
N | 15,500 | 15,552 | 14,619 |
- Panel A shows the estimates of three linear regression models having as outcome variable birth weight measured in grams. Panel B shows the estimate of three logistic regression models having as outcome variable low birth weight (deliveries < 2500 g. Coefficients reported in Panel B are odds ratios. Each coefficient is estimated in a separate regression. All the models reported include the following control variables: child’s sex; maternal age; maternal marital status at birth; birth order; timing of prenatal care access; maternal height (standardized by cohort). The control variables are defined, as shown in Table 1
- Significance levels: ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001 (two-tailed test)