Table 5 Estimation of the effect of distance on the choice of a preschool type
From: Public or private? Determinants of parents’ preschool choice in India
Probit estimation (base outcome: public preschool) | Coefficient |
|---|---|
Distance of the nearest preschool (ref. within 500 m) | |
More than 500 m | − 0.148 (0.109) |
Log (household income) | 1.480*** (0.151) |
House type (ref: non-concrete) | |
Concrete | 0.821*** (0.201) |
Semi-concrete | 0.551*** (0.192) |
Parents’ level of education (ref: up to primary) | |
Secondary | 0.853*** (0.177) |
HS and above | 0.916*** (0.215) |
Fathers’ occupation status (ref: regular job) | |
Casual or no job | − 0.230* (0.139) |
Mothers’ occupation status (ref: regular job) | |
Casual or no job | 0.00580 (0.260) |
Religious origin (ref. Hindu) | |
Islam and others | − 0.302* (0.171) |
Caste origin-backward caste (ref: general caste) | |
Backward castes (S.C., S.T., OBC) | 0.237 (0.145) |
Sex of the child (ref. male child) | |
Female child | 0.296*** (0.111) |
General health status of the child (ref: below average) | |
Average or good | − 0.311 (0.214) |
Number of children | − 0.178** (0.0883) |
Residing location (ref: rural) | |
Urban | − 0.0637 (0.135) |
Residing district (ref: Howrah) | |
Murshidabad | 1.200*** (0.163) |
Constant | − 14.97*** (− 1.415) |
Observation | 895 |