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Table 8 Effects on school progress - entering 9th graders

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

 

Control

 

Standard

Mean

Effect

Error

Year 4 status

 On grade

0.512

0.019

0.021

 Enrolled in any grade

0.792

0.009

0.018

95 %+ attendance rate

 Yr 1

0.315

0.025

0.020

 Yr 2

0.237

0.051

0.019***

 Yr 3

0.219

0.031

0.018*

 Yr 4

0.153

0.021

0.017

Earned 11+ credits

 Yr 1

0.500

−0.003

0.021

 Yr 2

0.454

−0.002

0.021

 Yr 3

0.392

0.037

0.021*

 Yr 4

0.315

0.001

0.021

 Earned 44+ credits through year 4

0.405

0.009

0.021

 # Regents exams passed

2.9

0.149

0.096

 Graduated within 4 years

0.482

0.011

0.021

N

1978

  1. Source: Baseline survey and NYC DOE records
  2. Each estimate represents the coefficient on program status from a linear regression, controlling for selected baseline characteristics
  3. Standard errors are adjusted for clustering at the household level
  4. Statistical significance is indicated as follows: *** = 1 %; ** = 5 %; * = 10 %
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