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Table 9 Effects on school progress for 9th graders, by 8th grade math score

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

 

Proficient in math

Not proficient in math

Control

 

Standard

Control

 

Standard

Mean

Effect

Error

Mean

Effect

Error

Year 4 status

 On grade

0.718

0.058

0.036

0.470

0.005

0.029

 Enrolled in any grade

0.893

0.018

0.026

0.805

0.014

0.023

95%+ attendance rate

 Yr 1

0.469

0.070

0.040*

0.269

0.021

0.026

 Yr 2

0.367

0.141

0.040***

0.194

0.024

0.024+

 Yr 3

0.344

0.082

0.039**

0.181

0.010

0.024

 Yr 4

0.232

0.056

0.037

0.132

0.008

0.023

Earned 11+ credits

 Yr 1

0.689

0.085

0.036**

0.471

−0.036

0.029+

 Yr 2

0.628

0.087

0.038**

0.415

−0.039

0.029+

 Yr 3

0.575

0.067

0.040*

0.350

0.023

0.028

 Yr 4

0.446

−0.024

0.042

0.294

0.012

0.023

Earned 44+ credits

 Through year 4

0.617

0.041

0.039

0.368

0.001

0.028

 # Regents exams passed

4.9

0.2

0.192

2.2

0.1

0.1

 Graduated within 4 years

0.713

0.035

0.037

0.422

−0.005

0.029

N

583

1143

  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 %
  5. Differences between impacts for proficient versus non-proficient groups were tested for statistical significance and are indicated as follows: +++ = 1 %; ++ = 5 %; + = 10 %