Table 7
         Effect of Hardship, Economic and Demographic Characteristics
                            on High School Dropout.

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  December 31, 1998

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                                     Coef.         Coef.         Coef.         Coef.
                               (std. err.)   (std. err.)   (std. err.)   (std. err.)
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Didn't pay bills                     0.53*
                                    (0.16)
Didn't visit doctor or dentist                     0.61*
                                                  (0.17)
Multiple hardships in HH                                         0.73*
                                                                (0.17)
Household had 1 hardship                                                        0.23
                                                                              (0.21)
Household had 2 hardships                                                      0.53*
                                                                              (0.24)
Household had 3 hardships                                                      0.70*
                                                                              (0.31)
Household had 4 hardships                                                      1.21*
                                                                              (0.33)
Household had 5 hardships                                                      1.09*
                                                                              (0.50)
Household had 6 hardships                                                       0.50
                                                                              (0.69)
Household had 7 hardships                                                      2.94*
                                                                              (1.28)
Child age 16                          0.17          0.17          0.19          0.21
                                    (0.25)        (0.25)        (0.26)        (0.26)
Child age 17 or over                 1.34*         1.33*         1.35*         1.37*
                                    (0.22)        (0.22)        (0.22)        (0.22)
Number of at-risk children            0.30          0.31          0.28          0.27
                                    (0.16)        (0.16)        (0.16)        (0.16)
Male household head                 -0.41*        -0.46*        -0.41*        -0.38*
                                    (0.15)        (0.15)        (0.15)        (0.16)
Black household head                 0.56*         0.60*         0.54*         0.54*
                                    (0.18)        (0.18)        (0.18)        (0.18)
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                                 Table 7, continued

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Intercept                           -2.98*        -2.92*        -2.96*        -3.03*
                                    (0.28)        (0.28)        (0.28)        (0.29)
N                                     1501          1501          1501          1501
Null deviance                       1408.3        1408.3        1408.3        1408.3
Residual                            1279.1        1278.2        1272.7        1264.8
Model                                129.2         130.1         135.6         143.5
D.F.                                     6             6             6            12
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* indicates coefficient is greater than 2 times its standard error.