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We start by documenting differences in cognitive test scores across regions. Table 1 shows
the results of regressions of our two cognitive
outcomes on a set of indicators for the region of
birth. All regressions include indicators for age
at examination (in five-year categories), race,
and sex. Columns 3 and 4 also include indicators for the current census region of residence.
The mid-Atlantic region, which has the highest
scores after adjusting for age, sex, and race, is
the omitted category. The results indicate that
southern regions have the lowest scores. There
are substantial differences, however, even
among nonsouthern regions.
Table 2 presents results from OLS regressions on the association between delayed word
recall and log of mortality rates in early life.
Each column presents the results of three OLS
regressions, all of which include indicators for
age at examination (in five-year categories),
race, sex, and census region of birth. In the top
panel, delayed word recall is regressed on the
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MA
WNC
ESC
Deaths/100K
400
200
0
1920
1930
1940
1950
Year
Figure 1. Typhoid Mortality in Three Regions
1,000
MA
Deaths/100K
800
WNC
ESC
600
400
200
0
1920
1930
Year
1940
1950
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New England
East-North Central
West-North Central
South Atlantic
East-South Central
West-South Central
Mountain
Pacific
F-test (p-value): region of birth indicators
jointly insignificant
Observations
Delayed
word recall
Counting
backward
Delayed
word recall
Counting
backward
0.167
(0.054)
0.128
(0.037)
0.156
(0.041)
0.335
(0.040)
0.358
(0.047)
0.309
(0.046)
0.000
(0.071)
0.009
(0.058)
0.010
(0.007)
0.014
(0.005)
0.010
(0.007)
0.057
(0.006)
0.048
(0.007)
0.054
(0.007)
0.029
(0.011)
0.015
(0.008)
0.206
(0.075)
0.091
(0.051)
0.131
(0.062)
0.379
(0.048)
0.362
(0.062)
0.315
(0.068)
0.169
(0.084)
0.216
(0.072)
0.017
(0.010)
0.012
(0.007)
0.015
(0.008)
0.041
(0.007)
0.030
(0.009)
0.041
(0.010)
0.044
(0.012)
0.028
(0.010)
15.09
(0.000)
63,624
18.77
(0.000)
51,733
10.80
(0.000)
63,311
6.01
(0.000)
51,616
Table 2Delayed Word Recall in the HRS and Disease Environment in Early Life
Deaths per 100,000 population from:
Infant mortality rate
Typhoid
Malaria
Measles
Influenza
Diarrhea
In birth year
0.209
(0.073)
0.056
(0.018)
0.014
(0.017)
0.003
(0.013)
0.009
(0.018)
0.057
(0.027)
In birth year
0.108
(0.171)
0.371
(0.168)
0.026
(0.042)
0.088
(0.038)
0.014
(0.024)
0.000
(0.021)
0.003
(0.013)
0.002
(0.013)
0.019
(0.019)
0.042
(0.020)
0.009
(0.046)
0.088
(0.045)
0.277
(0.071)
0.069
(0.016)
0.009
(0.015)
0.002
(0.013)
0.040
(0.019)
0.082
(0.027)
59,412
62,029
61,583
62,029
62,029
59,686
Observations
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Typhoid
Malaria
Measles
Influenza
Diarrhea
In birth year
0.000
(0.013)
0.004
(0.003)
0.001
(0.003)
0.002
(0.002)
0.009
(0.003)
0.009
(0.005)
0.015
(0.013)
0.005
(0.003)
0.007
(0.002)
0.003
(0.002)
0.007
(0.003)
0.005
(0.005)
Observations
48,455
50,930
50,581
50,930
50,930
49,327
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