Table 9

Sensitivity Analyses among Adoptees

HospitalizationHealth Index
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Biological parents0.1454***0.1393***0.1421***0.1315***0.1242***0.1285***
(0.0169)(0.0171)(0.0170)(0.0172)(0.0175)(0.0175)
Adopting parents0.0410**0.0469***0.0448**0.01790.02600.0196
(0.0177)(0.0177)(0.0176)(0.0173)(0.0172)(0.0172)
Cohorts, biological motherYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
Cohorts, biological fatherYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
Cohorts, adopting motherNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Cohort, adopting fatherNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Education, biological motherNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Education, biological fatherNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Education, adopting motherNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
Education, adopting fatherNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
Region, biological parentsNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Region, adopting parentsNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
R20.02220.03040.00800.02630.01750.02500.00780.0213
Observations6,0976,0976,0976,0976,0976,0976,0976,097
  • Notes: Standard errors in parentheses; significance *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. Each column represents a separate regression, and all regressions include indicators for gender and birth cohort of children. Each column adds parental characteristics.