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Demand for Additional Foreign Language Activities in Poland

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Multinomial logit results: relative risk ratio and average marginal effects

No participation in foreign language activities (base outcome)Paid additional foreign language activitiesFree additional foreign language activities
VARIABLEScoeff.dy/dxcoeff.dy/dxcoeff.dy/dx
Gender: girl.−0.040***1.331***0.024**1.397***0.017**
.(0.009)(0.106)(0.007)(0.141)(0.006)
Child's age.−0.009***1.041*0.0031.122***0.006***
.(0.002)(0.018)(0.002)(0.023)(0.001)
Child in the last grade.−0.0251.382**0.032**0.906−0.008
.(0.013)(0.152)(0.011)(0.127)(0.007)
Mother's education: below secondary.0.071***0.441***−0.065***0.814−0.007
.(0.012)(0.062)(0.010)(0.106)(0.007)
Mother's education: tertiary.−0.081***2.204***0.077***1.1920.004
.(0.013)(0.230)(0.011)(0.173)(0.009)
Father's education: below secondary.0.0210.758*−0.025*1.0440.004
.(0.012)(0.091)(0.010)(0.140)(0.008)
Father's education: tertiary.−0.0261.387**0.032**0.936−0.006
.(0.015)(0.165)(0.012)(0.179)(0.010)
Number of children in HH.0.024***0.763***−0.024***0.9670.000
.(0.006)(0.046)(0.005)(0.053)(0.003)
Single-parent family.−0.0050.962−0.0051.1790.010
.(0.015)(0.130)(0.012)(0.194)(0.010)
Ability to make ends meet.−0.023***1.253***0.020***1.0960.003
.(0.005)(0.054)(0.004)(0.062)(0.003)
HH buys books.−0.057***1.660***0.044***1.323*0.012
.(0.010)(0.154)(0.008)(0.147)(0.006)
Rural area (DEGURBA).0.033**0.539***−0.054***1.317*0.021*
.(0.012)(0.066)(0.009)(0.176)(0.008)
City (DEGURBA).−0.0101.0740.0061.0880.004
.(0.011)(0.106)(0.009)(0.149)(0.008)
Constant.0.050***0.010***
.(0.016)(0.004)
Observations7,342
Pseudo R20.113

Descriptive statistics for dependent and independent variables_ Participation in foreign language additional activities

Non-participating (81.97%)Paid activities (12.04%)Free activities (5.99%)Whole sample (100%)
Gender: girl46.61%52.38%54.77%47.79%
Child's age11.3111.3411.9211.35
Child in the last grade14.37%19.12%16.14%15.05%
Mother's education: below secondary42.74%10.63%35.68%38.45%
Mother's education: tertiary19.69%58.37%24.77%24.65%
Father's education: below secondary50.25%22.17%47.50%46.70%
Father's education: tertiary10.67%35.07%11.82%13.67%
Number of children in HH2.261.832.142.20
Single-parent family16.38%14.14%17.27%16.17%
Ability to make ends meet (1–6)3.013.663.183.10
HH buys books38.68%67.87%47.50%42.73%
Rural area (DEGURBA)36.77%16.97%41.14%34.65%
City (DEGURBA)30.84%47.74%30.68%32.87%
Number of observations60188844407342
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 254 - 268
Published on: Nov 30, 2022
Published by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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