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Table 12 Fixed effects estimation of educational aspirations on participation in risky behaviours at age 19

From: Psychosocial competencies and risky behaviours in Peru

   

Drinking

Drugs

Unprotected

Carried

No. of

 

Smoking

Drinking

& violence

consumption

sex.

a weapon

risky beh.

Child aspired for higher education

0.071

0.060

0.041

0.028

−0.035

0.035

0.160

 

(0.367)

(0.459)

(0.641)

(0.682)

(0.629)

(0.598)

(0.431)

Type site - rural

−0.237***

−0.527***

−0.665***

−0.235***

−0.352***

0.040

−1.312***

 

(0.002)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.520)

(0.000)

Migrated between rounds

0.141**

0.248***

0.331***

0.091*

0.138*

−0.038

0.579***

 

(0.025)

(0.002)

(0.000)

(0.068)

(0.090)

(0.501)

(0.003)

Wealth tercile : middle

−0.059

0.032

−0.004

−0.024

0.048

0.008

0.005

 

(0.308)

(0.606)

(0.952)

(0.461)

(0.455)

(0.848)

(0.972)

Wealth tercile: top

−0.145**

0.070

0.001

−0.089**

0.024

−0.017

−0.157

 

(0.038)

(0.379)

(0.995)

(0.046)

(0.779)

(0.749)

(0.379)

Single parent

0.073

0.135

0.191**

0.044

0.133*

0.023

0.409**

 

(0.314)

(0.124)

(0.026)

(0.275)

(0.090)

(0.354)

(0.023)

Number of siblings

−0.012

−0.013

−0.011

0.001

−0.042*

0.000

−0.065

 

(0.519)

(0.538)

(0.640)

(0.936)

(0.069)

(0.974)

(0.227)

Child is enrolled

−0.128

−0.229**

−0.170

−0.151*

−0.255**

0.081

−0.682***

 

(0.116)

(0.045)

(0.171)

(0.079)

(0.013)

(0.386)

(0.004)

PPVT z-score

−0.026

−0.088***

−0.050

−0.051***

0.003

0.005

−0.157**

 

(0.307)

(0.006)

(0.157)

(0.005)

(0.935)

(0.789)

(0.019)

Math z-score

−0.021

−0.058**

−0.062**

0.019

−0.029

−0.015

−0.104

 

(0.399)

(0.045)

(0.037)

(0.346)

(0.324)

(0.400)

(0.138)

Number of observations

872

872

872

872

872

872

872

R-squared

0.055

0.123

0.141

0.074

0.096

0.011

0.156

  1. Note: The table reports the estimates for the individual fixed effects model, * p<0.1 ** p<0.05 *** p<0.01. All controls were included as reported