Table 2

Mental Health Classification Descriptive Regressions (IV Sample)

Transition AgeAdults
VariablesMisdemeanorFelonyMisdemeanorFelony
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Age at booking0.00060.0043***0.0025***0.0027***
(0.0012)(0.0015)(0.0003)(0.0003)
Male−0.0557***−0.0783***−0.0660***−0.0669***
(0.0076)(0.0103)(0.0067)(0.0064)
Black0.0120−0.0186**0.00870.0151**
(0.0109)(0.0083)(0.0071)(0.0063)
Asian0.03570.0355−0.0354*0.0223
(0.0352)(0.0446)(0.0203)(0.0279)
Race other0.08040.3560**−0.0145−0.1989***
(0.1381)(0.1652)(0.0762)(0.0285)
Hispanic−0.0433***−0.0549***−0.0754***−0.0645***
(0.0062)(0.0078)(0.0055)(0.0060)
Number of prior charges0.0124***0.00070.0108***0.0064***
(0.0009)(0.0005)(0.0004)(0.0004)
Month–year fixed effectsYesYesYesYes
Observations11,1479,22730,64327,515
Outcome mean0.16670.15280.25990.2012
  • Notes: Each column represents a linear probability model with the binary outcome of interest being the mental health classification of moderate/severe as opposed to none/mild. Clustered (month–year) standard errors are in parentheses. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.