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Table 13 Static effects on divorce rates—2005 to 2015—WLS—divorce rate in log

From: Do changes in divorce legislation have an impact on divorce rates? The case of unilateral divorce in Mexico

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Unilateral

0.499***

(0.0723)

0.332***

(0.0297)

0.325***

(0.0335)

0.262***

(0.0353)

Adjusted R2

0.117

0.931

0.966

0.974

Year effects

No

Yes, F = 14.62

Yes, F = 1.73

Yes, F = 1.82

 Prob > F

 

0.000

0.074

0.058

State effects

No

Yes, F = 130.2

Yes, F = 99.79

Yes, F = 69.51

 Prob > F

 

0.000

0.000

0.000

State trend, linear

No

No

Yes, F = 11.00

Yes, F = 3.41

 Prob > F

  

0.000

0.000

State trend, quadratic

No

No

No

Yes, F = 3.91

 Prob > F

   

0.000

Total of observations

352

352

352

352

  1. Source: National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and standing legislation in each state. Divorce rates are measured as total of divorces per thousand people. Standard errors are in parentheses. All regressions include a constant term and are estimated using ordinary least squares
  2. ***Statistically significant at the 99% confidence level