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Table 4 Heterogeneous effects of sibling sex composition on years of schooling, by gender

From: Sibling sex composition, intrahousehold resource allocation, and educational attainment in China

Independent variables

Model (1)

Model (2)

Model(3)

Have urban hukou

2.136*** (0.230)

2.155*** (0.235)

2.139*** (0.229)

Han ethnic group

0.917*** (.313)

0.929*** (0.312)

0.934*** (0.312)

Age

−0.059*** (.006)

−0.059*** (0.008)

−0.058*** (0.009)

Female

−0.654* (0.333)

−1.006*** (0.255)

−1.908*** (0.332)

Parental educational level

0.236*** (0.024)

0.237*** (0.025)

0.237*** (0.024)

Father’s ISEI

0.009 (.006)

0.010 (0.006)

0.009 (0.006)

Father’s ISEI missing

−0.975*** (0.171)

−0.981*** (0.168)

−0.979*** (0.171)

Father was a member of CCP

0.489** (0.214)

0.466** (0.216)

0.497** (0.215)

Sibling number

−0.180*** (0.043)

−0.205*** (0.049)

−0.217*** (0.044)

Ranking among siblings at birth

0.154*** (0.040)

0.153*** (0.040)

0.157*** (0.040)

Have brother(s)

0.020 (0.201)

  

Have brother(s) × female

−1.043*** (0.334)

  

Have sister(s)

 

0.441 (.268)

 

Have sister(s) × female

 

−0.717** (0.318)

 

Ratio of female siblings

  

0.972** (0.436)

Ratio of female siblings × Female

  

0.143 (0.656)

Constant

8.777*** (.560)

8.487*** (0.696)

8.509*** (0.660)

R 2

0.357

0.355

0.357

N

5,271

5,271

5,271

  1. Data are weighted according to the sampling probabilities. Standard error for clustering robustness in parentheses. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01.