From: Adolescent outcomes and opportunities in a Canadian province: looking at siblings and neighbors
All birth cohort members* | Study sample of same-sex sibling pairs** | |
---|---|---|
Continuous outcomes (R-square statistic) | ||
Language arts index | 0.200 | 0.234 |
Health status (ADG morbidity score) | 0.043 | 0.055 |
Hospital and physician costs | 0.017 | 0.021 |
Binary outcomes (C Statistic)† | ||
Not in grade 12 at appropriate age | 0.749 | 0.774 |
Teenage pregnancy* | 0.752 | 0.765 |
Received income assistance (age 18–19) | 0.824 | 0.823 |