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Table 6 Difference-in-difference estimates of the effect of the great recession on women’s probability of being childless (LPM) varying the age range in ACS (a) and in CPS (b)

From: The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women

(a)

Cohorts

Age at Treatment in 2007

Age in 2010

Treatment Effect Probability of Childlessness

Placebo Treatment Effect

1966-68

39-41

42-44

-.004

-

1967-69

38-40

41-43

-.001

-

1968-70

37-39

40-42

-.003

-

1969-71

36-38

39-41

+.002

-

1970-72

35-37

38-40

+.003

-

1971-73

34-36

37-39

+.018***/+.019***

-.009/+.013

1972-74

33-35

36-38

+.017***/+.018***

-.005/-.007

1973-75

32-34

35-37

+.014***/+.015***

.004/.001

1974-76

31-33

34-36

+.010*/+.012**

-.004/-.007

(b)

Cohorts

Age at Treatment in 2006

Age in 2010

Treatment Effect Probability of Childlessness

Placebo Treatment Effect

1966-69

37-40

41-44

-.021

-

1967-70

36-39

40-43

-.006

-

1968-71

35-38

39-42

-.005

-

1969-72

34-37

38-41

+.003

-

1970-73

33-36

37-40

+.013

-

1971-74

32-35

36-39

+.030**/+.032**

-.001/+.006

1972-75

31-34

35-38

+.034**/+.036**

-.007/-.006

1973-76

30-33

34-37

+.040***

-.015/-.016

  1. Source: Elaboration of the author based on ACS and CPS June Fertility Supplement data
  2. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001