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Table 4 Estimates of probit and OLS regressions

From: Association of Child Maltreatment with South African Adults’ Wages: Evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study

Variables

probit: whether at work

OLS: wages

Coefficient

Standard error

Coefficient

Standard error

Coefficient

Standard error

Coefficient

Standard error

Put down

0.00

(0.05)

  

−0.06**

(0.03)

  

Put down (low)

  

0.01

(0.05)

  

−0.04

(0.03)

Put down (high)

  

− 0.06

(0.10)

  

−0.14***

(0.05)

 R2 / Pseudo-R2

0.059

0.058

0.21

0.21

 Observations

2644

2644

1786

1786

Afraid of hurt

−0.03

(0.06)

  

− 0.08***

(0.03)

  

Afraid of hurt (low)

  

−0.03

(0.06)

  

−0.08**

(0.03)

Afraid of hurt (high)

  

−0.07

(0.13)

  

−0.14*

(0.07)

 R2 / Pseudo-R2

0.059

0.058

0.21

0.21

 Observations

2644

2644

1786

1786

Push

−0.06

(0.05)

  

− 0.12***

(0.03)

  

Push (low)

  

−0.02

(0.06)

  

−0.11***

(0.03)

Push (high)

  

−0.26**

(0.13)

  

−0.24***

(0.07)

 R2 / Pseudo-R2

0.059

0.060

0.21

0.21

 Observations

2644

2644

1786

1786

Hit hard

−0.05

(0.08)

  

− 0.06

(0.04)

  

Hit hard (low)

  

−0.02

(0.08)

  

−0.05

(0.04)

Hit hard (high)

  

−0.22

(0.19)

  

−0.16*

(0.10)

 R2 / Pseudo-R2

0.059

0.059

0.21

0.21

 Observations

2644

2644

1786

1786

  1. Note: Coefficients for each subtype of child maltreatment come from separated regressions. In both models, the following controls were included: gender, race, age, age squared, education level, marital status, home language, household size, female-headed household, mother’s education, and household per capita income. Standard error in parentheses
  2. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
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