Table A2

Probit Estimation of Intergenerational Correlations, Nepal and Vietnam

 NepalVietnam
 Employment Status
 Daughters in Nonfarm SectorSons in Nonfarm SectorDaughters in Nonfarm SectorSons in Nonfarm Sector
Mother in nonfarm (nm)0.342 (5.52)***0.089 (1.30)0.221 (6.22)***0.138 (3.72)**
Father in nonfarm (nf)0.004 (0.15)0.173 (3.91)***0.067 (2.35)**0.137 (4.48)**
Age (years)0.011 (1.79)*0.035 (3.70)***0.024 (3.30)***0.029 (3.29)**
Age Squared− 0.000 (1.50)− 0.000 (3.66)***− 0.000 (3.43)***− 0.000 (4.03)**
Married− 0.030 (0.97)0.105 (2.43)**− 0.082 (3.27)***− 0.077 (2.02)*
Unearned income (million Rs)− 2.258 (3.06)***0.169 (0.90)0.000 (2.55)**0.000 (2.19)*
Upper caste Hindu (Proportion)− 0.022 (0.81)− 0.158 (3.19)***  
Lower caste Hindu (Proportion)0.010 (0.25)0.073 (1.01)  
Tribal (Proportion)0.053 (1.62)− 0.227 (4.09)***  
Religion (Buddhists = 1)  − 0.019 (0.61)− 0.069 (2.17)*
Religion (Other = 1)  0.084 (1.98)**0.002 (0.05)
Father’s level of education (years)0.003 (0.84)0.002 (0.34)− 0.001 (0.52)0.002 (0.82)
Mother’s level of education (years)0.012 (1.43)0.052 (1.99)**− 0.002 (0.79)− 0.001 (0.33)
Share of nonfarm in district by age cohort1.152 (5.51)***1.753 (7.65)***0.122 (1.62)− 0.165 (1.96)*
Observations1,5782,2042,6982,602
  • Note: Entries are marginal effect evaluated at sample mean. Standard errors are corrected for intracluster correlations due to clustered sampling. t-values are in parentheses.

  • All regressions include a set of village-level dummies.

  • * significant at 10 percent;

  • ** significant at 5 percent;

  • *** significant at 1 percent