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Table 6 Characteristics of compliers and non-compliers to the on time instrumental variable

From: Does leaving school in an economic downturn impact access to employer-sponsored health insurance?

 

Complier*

Non-complier*

Difference (p-value)

School-leaving state characteristics

   

Proportion of workers in white collar job

0.49

0.50

0.0000

Number of private health insurance mandates

7.51

8.36

0.0000

Average Medicaid expenditure for a family of four

$222.6

$227.2

0.0000

Total expenditures on health and hospitals (millions)

$1.98

$2.29

0.0000

Personal characteristics

   

Age at school-leaving

18.7

19.1

0.0000

Year of school-leaving

1980.0

1980.6

0.0000

Years of education at school-leaving

12.7

13.1

0.0000

Time since school-leaving

14.5

14.1

0.0000

Male

0.53

0.50

0.0000

Female

0.47

0.50

0.0000

White

0.82

0.83

0.0000

African American

0.14

0.12

0.0000

Hispanic

0.040

0.043

0.0001

Age-adjusted AFQT score

0.24

0.44

0.0000

Catholic religion at age 14

0.31

0.32

0.0000

Live with both biological parents at age 14

0.76

0.78

0.0000

Mother’s years of education

11.6

11.9

0.0000

Father’s years of education

11.7

12.2

0.0000

Library card in home at age 14

0.75

0.78

0.0000

Magazines in home at age 14

0.67

0.71

0.0000

Newspapers in home at age 14

0.86

0.86

0.0000

Live in rural area at age 14

0.24

0.23

0.0000

Speak non-English language in home at age 14

0.097

0.10

0.0013

N

30,967

83,722

 
  1. * A complier to the on time school-leaving state unemployment rate is defined as a respondent whose actual year and state of school leaving are equal to year and state of school-leaving predicted by the on time state unemployment rate.