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Table 3.3.3: Key Determinants of ‘Higher Order’ Reading Skills (Children Aged 5-16), Full
Sample and by Quartile (Poorest and Richest) – ASER (Rural) 2013 (Marginal Effects from
Probit Model)
VARIABLES Can read story in Urdu/Pashto or Sindhi (=1), child aged 5-16
years
Full sample Poorest children Richest children
Child age (years) 0.0891*** 0.0809*** 0.100***
(0.00271) (0.00490) (0.00630)
Male (=1 if male) 0.00368 0.0447** -0.0563***
(0.00885) (0.0192) (0.0178)
Father’s education (years
completed)
0.0122*** 0.0181*** 0.0157***
(0.000940) (0.00204) (0.00197)
Mother’s education (years
completed)
0.00779*** 0.00144 0.0104***
(0.00124) (0.00374) (0.00215)
Current class* 0.285*** 0.289*** 0.279***
(0.00322) (0.00596) (0.00733)
Government school -0.189*** -0.153*** -0.192***
(0.0104) (0.0268) (0.0188)
madrasah -0.481*** -0.542*** -0.296**
(0.0555) (0.109) (0.134)
Other school * -0.120** -0.144 -0.198**
(0.0540) (0.134) (0.101)
wealthindex 0.0955***
(0.00526)
AJK 0.0564*** 0.125*** -0.00268