Detailed Decomposition Results - Percentage Female/Male Difference for Selected GPA Levels
| 2000–2009 | Twelfth Graders: Specification 1 | Twelfth Graders: Specification 2 | Eighth Graders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (93–100) | C+ (77–79) | A (93–100) | C+ (77–79) | A (93–100) | C+ (77–79) | |
| Total differential | 6.06 (0.007) | −3.15 (0.005) | 6.06 (0.007) | −3.15 (0.005) | 5.96 (0.007) | −1.48 (0.005) |
| Composition effects Total explained | 2.40 (0.004) | −1.22 (0.003) | 1.03 (0.004) | −0.59 (0.003) | 2.21 (0.004) | −0.86 (0.003) |
| Own school ability | −0.46 (0.002) | 0.22(0.001) | −0.63 (0.001) | 0.10(0.001) | ||
| Educational expectations | 2.03 (0.003) | −1.19(0.003) | 1.21 (0.003) | −0.81 (0.003) | 1.53 (0.003) | −0.53 (0.002) |
| High school program | 0.38 (0.001) | −0.26 (0.001) | 0.19(0.001) | −0.16(0.001) | 0.52 (0.001) | −0.14(0.001) |
| Smoking, binging | 0.56 (0.001) | −0.20 (0.001) | 0.49(0.001) | −0.16(0.001) | 1.29(0.002) | −0.54(0.002) |
| Race, SMSA | −0.29 (0.001) | 0.25 (0.001) | −0.23 (0.001) | 0.22 (0.001) | −0.16(0.001) | 0.13 (0.000) |
| Family background | −0.35 (0.001) | 0.19(0.001) | −0.23 (0.001) | 0.14 (0.001) | −0.31 (0.001) | 0.18(0.001) |
| Work | 0.06 (0.001) | −0.03 (0.001) | 0.08 (0.001) | −0.04(0.001) | −0.02 (0.001) | −0.06 (0.001) |
| Specification error | −0.01 (0.008) | 0.10(0.006) | −0.05 (0.007) | 0.11 (0.006) | 0.19(0.007) | −0.32 (0.006) |
| Educational responses | ||||||
| Total unexplained | 3.59 (0.007) | −1.93 (0.005) | 4.80 (0.007) | −2.49 (0.005) | 3.07 (0.007) | −0.09 (0.005) |
| Own school ability | −0.09 (0.001) | 0.01 (0.000) | −0.10(0.002) | 0.14 (0.002) | ||
| Educational expectations | −0.12(0.002) | 0.15(0.002) | 1.08 (0.021) | −1.33 (0.016) | −0.21 (0.002) | 0.10 (0.002) |
| High school program | 2.65 (0.028) | −0.91 (0.020) | 1.41 (0.027) | −1.50 (0.020) | 1.53 (0.008) | −0.07 (0.006) |
| Smoking, binging | −0.47 (0.005) | 0.34 (0.003) | −0.33 (0.005) | 0.32 (0.003) | −0.04 (0.004) | 0.35 (0.003) |
| Race, SMSA | −1.41 (0.013) | −0.49 (0.009) | −1.51 (0.013) | −0.51 (0.009) | −0.69 (0.013) | −0.38 (0.009) |
| Family background | 1.59 (0.027) | 0.31 (0.019) | 1.09 (0.025) | 0.71 (0.019) | 1.54 (0.021) | 0.73 (0.015) |
| Work | 1.59 (0.013) | 0.30 (0.009) | 1.62 (0.012) | 0.09 (0.009) | 0.46 (0.006) | −0.04 (0.004) |
| Constant | −0.24 (0.043) | −1.64 (0.030) | 1.54 (0.045) | −0.27 (0.034) | 0.57 (0.021) | −0.91 (0.020) |
| Reweighting error | 0.08 (0.003) | −0.10(0.001) | 0.28 (0.003) | −0.19(0.001) | 0.50 (0.003) | −0.21 (0.001) |
Notes: Standard errors are in parentheses. Reweighted decomposition follows methodology of Section IV. The A (93–100) and C+ (77–79) correspond to the GPA level 4 and 2.3, respectively, in the Figures. In Specification 2, educational aspirations are included among the variables in the Educational expectations category.