Table 3: Difference in Differences Comparing Average School Enrollment for Foster Children with
Host Siblings and Biological Siblings
Panel A:
|
Foster Children _________(N=202) |
Host Siblings _______(N=337) |
Difference | |
|
Pre-Fostering |
0.124 [0.023] |
0.350 [0.026] |
-0.226 [0.039] |
|
Post-Fostering |
0.154 [0.025] |
0.362 [0.026] |
-0.208 [0.039] |
|
Difference |
0.030 [0.034] |
0.012 [0.033] |
0.018 [0.055] |
Panel B:
|
Foster Children _________(N=202) |
Biological Siblings __________(N=601) |
Difference | |
|
Pre-Fostering |
0.124 [0.023] |
0.176 [0.016] |
-0.052 [0.031] |
|
Post-Fostering |
0.154 [0.025] |
0.198 [0.016] |
-0.044 [0.032] |
|
Difference |
0.030 [0.034] |
0.022 [0.022] |
0.008 [0.044] |
Note: Standard errors in brackets. I restrict the table to only households involved in
fostering in 1999 and 2000 because of the need for enrollment information prior to the
fostering episode. For households fostering in 1999, I consider 1998 enrollment as pre-
fostering enrollment and 1999 enrollment as post-fostering. For households fostering in
2000, 1999 is pre-fostering enrollment and 2000 is post-fostering enrollment. Results
are similar if instead I exclude the children fostered in 2000 and use enrollment in the
year of fostering as pre-fostering enrollment and post-fostering enrollment is the
following year. Only children 5 years and older are included in this table. Data source:
Author’s survey.
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