Table 5

Regressions of Outcomes on Childhood Health Conditions at Various Ages and Health at Birth

On Social AssistanceGrade 12 by Age 17College MathLiteracy Score
Number of major conditions, ages 0–30.006**
[.002]		−0.001
[0.003]		−0.004
[0.003]		−0.004
[0.006]
Number of major conditions, ages 4–80.005**
[.002]		−0.005
[0.003]		−0.004
[0.003]		−0.009
[0.007]
Number of major conditions, ages 9–130.000
[.002]		−0.004
[0.004]		0.001
[0.004]		−0.005
[0.008]
Number of major conditions, ages 14–180.017**
[.002]		−0.012**
[0.003]		−0.010**
[0.003]		−0.025**
[0.006]
ADHD/conduct, ages 0–30.010
[.007]		−0.028**
[0.012]		−0.002
[0.012]		−0.025
[0.024]
ADHD/conduct, ages 4–80.021**
[0.007]		−0.071**
[0.011]		−0.024**
[0.012]		−0.145**
[0.024]
ADHD/conduct, ages 9–130.024**
[0.007]		−0.121**
[0.012]		−0.053**
[0.012]		−0.234**
[0.025]
ADHD/conduct, ages 14–180.060**
[0.008]		−0.132**
[0.013]		−0.075**
[0.013]		−0.268**
[0.027]
Asthma, ages 0–3−0.005
[.005]		−0.004
[0.008]		0.007
[0.008]		−0.021
[0.017]
Asthma, ages 4–80.007*
[0.004]		0.007
[0.007]		0.007
[0.007]		0.018
[0.015]
Asthma, ages 9–13−0.007*
[0.004]		0.008
[0.007]		−0.013*
[0.007]		0.011
[0.014]
Asthma, ages 14–180.008**
[0.004]		−0.012
[0.007]		−0.011
[0.007]		−0.028*
[0.015]
Major injury, ages 0–30.004**
[0.002]		−0.006
[0.004]		−0.002
[0.004]		−0.006
[0.009]
Major injury, ages 4–80.000
[0.002]		−0.002
[0.004]		−0.001
[0.004]		0.002
[0.009]
Major injury, ages 9–130.001
[0.003]		−0.011**
[0.004]		−0.013**
[0.004]		−0.033**
[0.009]
Major injury, ages 14–180.005**
[0.002]		−0.015**
[0.004]		−0.018**
[.004]		−0.027**
[0.009]
Birth weight < = 1,000 grams−0.019
[.047]		−0.262**
[.078]		−0.102
[.080]		−0.347**
[.165]
1,000 < Birth weight < = 1,5000.046**
[.022]		−0.069*
[.038]		0.036
[.039]		−0.051
[.080]
1,500 < Birth weight < = 2,5000.011
[.007]		−0.044**
[.012]		−0.006
[.012]		−0.022
[.025]
2,500< Birth weight < = 3,500−0.002
[.003]		−0.016**
[.005]		−0.006
[.005]		−0.017*
[.010]
Number of congenital/perinatal problems 0–30.001
[.002]		−0.003
[.004]		−0.012**
[.004]		−0.009
[.008]
R-squared0.6140.7360.650.756
Mean of outcome0.0550.6910.214−0.014
    Number of fixed effects22,692
    Number of observations50,404

  • ↵Notes: Standard errors in brackets. Each column reports the results of a regression (or linear probability model) for the outcome listed in that column. On social assistance, reaching Grade 12 by age 17, and taking college math are 0/1 variables. The literacy score is normalized (0,1). In addition to the controls listed, all regressions also include mother fixed effects and controls for marital status, sex of the child, mother’s age at birth, dummy variables for birth order of the child, family size, and year of birth indicators. * denotes statistical significance at the 10 percent level. ** denotes significance at the 5 percent level.