Testing a conditional cash transfer program in the U.S.: the effects of the family rewards program in New York City

Table 14 Effects on parents employment and earnings by employment status and education level at baseline

	Control		Standard
	Mean	Effect	Error
A. Employment status
Not working at study entry
Employed at 42-month survey	0.231	0.044	0.023*
Quarterly employment rate yrs 1–3 (UI)	0.204	−0.023	0.015
Total earnings yrs 1–3 (UI)	9405	−457	1041
Working at study entry
Employed at 42-month survey	0.752	0.070	0.021***
Quarterly employment rate yrs 1–3 (UI)	0.754	0.005	0.014
Total earnings yrs 1–3 (UI)	61554	995	1523
B. Education level
No high school diploma/GED
Employed at 42-month survey	0.408	0.032	0.025**
Quarterly employment rate yrs 1–3 (UI)	0.379	−0.033	0.016**/++
Total earnings yrs 1–3 (UI)	20805	−2078	1191*/+
Has high school diploma/GED
Employed at 42-month survey	0.554	0.083	0.020***
Quarterly employment rate yrs 1–3 (UI)	0.558	0.012	0.013
Total earnings yrs 1–3 (UI)	46739	1424	1339

Sources: Baseline survey, 18- and 42-month surveys and UI records
Each estimate represents the coefficient on program status from a linear regression controlling for selected baseline characteristics. Standard errors are adjusted for clustering at the household level. Statistical significance is indicated as follows: *** = 1 %; ** = 5 %; * = 10 %. Differences between subgroup impacts were tested for statistical significance and are indicated as follows: +++ = 1 %; ++ = 5 %; + = 10 %