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Table 7.1, Part B Selection/participation equation of the bivariate probit, showing effect
of standard error estimate
Selection
equation of
the bivariate
probit
analysis by
Richardson
(1998)
Replication
results
Replication
results
with
Huber/White
estimates of
Standard
error
Model of SYETP participation, 1986 survey
data
Age at 1984 survey -0.107** -0.106** -0.106**
(-3.16) (-3.17) (-3.38)
Gender=female 0.088 0.088 0.088
(0.71) (0.71) (0.77)
Married 1984 -0.855 -0.854 -0.854**
(-1.52) (-1.53) (-2.16)
Children 1984 0.465 0.464 0.464
(0.78) (0.78) (1.21)
Children*female -0.296 -0.295 -0.295
(-0.37) (-0.37) (-0.52)
Spouse employed 1984 0.498 0.496 0.496
(0.81) (0.81) (1.26)
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander -0.451 -0.451 -0.451
(-1.01) (-1.01) (-1.03)
Other ethnic minority 0.081 0.081 0.081
(0.33) (0.33) (0.33)
Work limited by health -0.633* -0.633* -0.633**
(-2.53) (-2.53) (-2.80)
State interviewed in 1984
Victoria 0.112 0.112 0.112
(0.72) (0.72) (0.77)
Queensland -0.279 -0.280 -0.280
(-1.30) (-1.31) (-1.25)
South Australia/Northern Territory -0.157 -0.157 -0.157
(-0.77) (-0.77) (-0.82)
Western Australia/Tasmania 0.317 0.317 0.317
(1.78) (1.78) (1.93)
CEP referrals 1984 0.144* 0.143* 0.143
(1.97) (2.02) (1.52)
Education school overseas 0.078 0.078 0.078
(0.22) (0.22) (0.23)
Roman Catholic school -0.310 -0.310 -0.310
(-1.30) (-1.30) (-1.39)
Private school -0.636 -0.635 -0.635
(-1.38) (-1.39) (-1.53)
Highest qualification in 1984
Degree/diploma 0.120 0.119 0.119
(0.51) (0.51) (0.48)
Apprenticeship -0.129 -0.129 -0.129
(-0.42) (-0.42) (-0.46)