Table 5 Associations between eyeglasses usage and educational aspirations among students with poor vision, by academic performance.
Very likely to take high school entrance exam | Most likely to attend academic high school after graduation | Most likely to work after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (4) | |
Panel A: Standardized math test score above the median | |||
Visual impairment with eyeglasses (1 = yes) | 0.019* (0.012) | 0.022* (0.012) | − 0.002 (0.005) |
Control variables | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No. of observations | 3696 | 3696 | 3696 |
R2 | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.013 |
Panel B: Standardized math test score below the median | |||
Visual impairment with eyeglasses (1 = yes) | 0.052*** (0.017) | 0.050*** (0.017) | − 0.017* (0.009) |
Controls variables | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No. of observations | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 |
R2 | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.024 |
Avg Dep Var | 0.728 | 0.733 | 0.058 |
