Estimates of OLS regression for having a cadre child on health: by administrative rank
| (1) | (2) | |
| Lower ranking | Higher ranking | |
| Coefficients (95% CI) | Coefficients (95% CI) | |
| Panel A: self-reported health | ||
| Having a cadre child (yes=1) | 0.1109** (0.019 to 0.203) | 0.1558*** (0.056 to 0.256) |
| Local elite | 0.1860*** (0.115 to 0.257) | 0.1899*** (0.119 to 0.261) |
| Female (yes=1) | 0.0273* (−0.004 to 0.059) | 0.0338** (0.002 to 0.065) |
| Age in years | 0.0073 (−0.006 to 0.021) | 0.0080 (−0.006 to 0.022) |
| Age square | −0.0001* (−0.000 to 0.000) | −0.0001** (−0.000 to −0.000) |
| Unmarried (yes=1) | −0.1078 (−0.264 to 0.049) | −0.1080 (−0.264 to 0.048) |
| Divorced (yes=1) | 0.0255 (−0.102 to 0.153) | 0.0237 (−0.103 to 0.150) |
| Widowed (yes=1) | 0.1012*** (0.051 to 0.151) | 0.1066*** (0.057 to 0.156) |
| Education in years | 0.0125*** (0.008 to 0.017) | 0.0118*** (0.008 to 0.016) |
| The number of chronic diseases | −0.2221*** (−0.233 to −0.211) | −0.2231*** (−0.234 to −0.212) |
| Depression | −0.0816*** (−0.089 to −0.074) | −0.0813*** (−0.089 to −0.074) |
| Log of financial assets | 0.0122*** (0.010 to 0.015) | 0.0127*** (0.010 to 0.015) |
| The number of living children | −0.0015 (−0.014 to 0.010) | −0.0014 (−0.013 to 0.011) |
| Money from children | 0.0201 (−0.022 to 0.063) | 0.0183 (−0.017 to 0.054) |
| Constant | 0.0008 (−0.017 to 0.019) | 0.0025 (−0.016 to 0.021) |
| Community-level controls | Yes | Yes |
| Province dummies | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 12 258 | 12 228 |
| R-squared | 0.243 | 0.245 |
| Panel B: ADL limitations | ||
| Having a cadre child (yes=1) | −0.0376 (−0.156 to 0.081) | −0.2506*** (−0.377 to −0.124) |
| Local elite | −0.0105 (−0.098 to 0.077) | −0.0028 (−0.090 to 0.085) |
| Female (yes=1) | 0.0183 (−0.022 to 0.059) | 0.0172 (−0.023 to 0.057) |
| Age in years | −0.1724*** (−0.191 to −0.154) | −0.1685*** (−0.187 to −0.150) |
| Age square | 0.0016*** (0.001 to 0.002) | 0.0016*** (0.001 to 0.002) |
| Unmarried (yes=1) | 0.1488 (−0.045 to 0.343) | 0.1467 (−0.047 to 0.340) |
| Divorced (yes=1) | −0.0190 (−0.181 to 0.143) | −0.0099 (−0.171 to 0.151) |
| Widowed (yes=1) | −0.0630* (−0.129 to 0.004) | −0.0876*** (−0.154 to −0.021) |
| Education in years | −0.0154*** (−0.021 to −0.010) | −0.0158*** (−0.021 to −0.010) |
| The number of chronic diseases | 0.1351*** (0.121 to 0.149) | 0.1332*** (0.119 to 0.147) |
| Depression | 0.0265*** (0.017 to 0.036) | 0.0284*** (0.018 to 0.038) |
| Log of financial assets | −0.0149*** (−0.018 to −0.012) | −0.0150*** (−0.018 to −0.012) |
| The number of living children | −0.0173** (−0.033 to −0.002) | −0.0156** (−0.031 to −0.000) |
| Money from children | 0.0285 (−0.029 to 0.086) | 0.0241 (−0.024 to 0.072) |
| Constant | −0.0117 (−0.035 to 0.012) | −0.0120 (−0.036 to 0.012) |
| Community-level controls | Yes | Yes |
| Province dummies | Yes | Yes |
| Observations | 15 753 | 15 721 |
| R-squared | 0.139 | 0.137 |
95% CI shown in parentheses.
***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1.
ADL, activities of daily living; OLS, Ordinary Least Squares.