Table 4 Estimation of the selection equation
From: Public or private? Determinants of parents’ preschool choice in India
Probit model. Base outcome: preschool non-attended | Coefficient |
|---|---|
Log (household Income) | 0.055 (0.030) |
House type (ref: non-concrete) | |
Concrete | 0.025 (0.033) |
Semi-concrete | 0.010 (0.028) |
Parents’ level of education (ref: up to primary) | |
Secondary | 0.059* (0.028) |
HS and above | 0.192*** (0.043) |
Fathers’ occupation status (ref: regular job) | |
Casual or no job | − 0.076** (0.026) |
Mothers’ occupation status (ref: regular Job) | |
Casual or no job | 0.062 (0.059) |
Religious origin (ref. Hindu) | |
Islam and others | 0.180*** (0.027) |
Caste origin-backward caste (Ref: general caste) | |
Backward castes (S.C., S.T., OBC) | 0.022 (0.027) |
Sex of the child (ref. male child) | |
Female child | 0.027 (0.022) |
General health status of the child (ref: below average) | |
Average or good | 0.179** (0.039) |
Number of children | 0.000 (0.016) |
Residing location (ref: rural) | |
Urban | 0.002 (0.032) |
Residing district (ref: Howrah) | |
Murshidabad | − 0.335*** (0.029) |
Type of preschool (ref: public preschool) | |
Private preschool | 0.104*** (0.017) |
Distance (ref. more than 500 m) | |
Within 500 m | 0.051* (0.022) |
Observation | 1351 |