Table 1 Variables used in the study
From: Intergenerational transmission of education: the relative importance of transmission channels
Abbreviation | Description | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent outcome variable | |||
Educ. index | Years of education divided by the average years of education of the age group | 1.037* | 0.310 |
Endogenous regressors | |||
Consumption | Average log consumption per equivalent adult | 9.829 | 0.617 |
Educ. father | Father’s years of education | 6.348 | 4.362 |
Educ. mother | Mother’s years of education | 5.725 | 3.806 |
Ability | Child’s ability measure | 101.016* | 12.910 |
Exogenous regressors and control variables | |||
Age father | Age of the father | 43.856 | 7.876 |
Age mother | Age of the mother | 40.300 | 7.139 |
Ability father | Ability measure for the father | 100.614* | 13.711 |
Ability mother | Ability measure for the mother | 97.795* | 13.469 |
Indig. father | Dummy variable for indigenous father | 0.172 | |
Indig. mother | Dummy variable for indigenous mother | 0.139 | |
Father city | Father grew up in a urban area | 0.257 | |
Mother city | Mother grew up in a urban area | 0.264 | |
Female | Dummy for girls (=1) | 0.491 | |
Age | Age in years | 17.321 | 3.696 |
Rural | Dummy variable for rural areas | 0.483 | |
Work02 | Dummy for working activities in 2002 | 0.166 | |
Work05 | Dummy for working activities in 2005 | 0.250 | |
Number children | Number of children below 12 years | 1.077 | 1.236 |
Number teenagers | Number of teenagers (12–18 years) | 1.676 | 1.150 |
Program 1 | Dummy for program Alianza para el campo | 0.011 | |
Program 2 | Dummy for program Coinversión social | 0.003 | |
Program 3 | Dummy for program Crédito a la palabra | 0.012 | |
Program 4 | Dummy for program FONAES | 0.004 | |
Program 5 | Dummy for program Fondo para la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa | 0.006 | |
Program 6 | Dummy for any other assistance program | 0.029 | |
Program 7 | Dummy for program Programa de empleo temporal | 0.009 | |
Program 8 | Dummy for program PROCAMPO | 0.132 | |
Program 9 | Dummy for program VIVAH | 0.007 | |
Oportunidades | Dummy for program Oportunidades | 0.255 | |