Table 3

Reduced-form DiD model: OLS estimates of the observed association between postboom Marcellus HYPE residence on pregnancy-related health and birth outcomes for the individual and sibling birth samples

All BirthsSibling Pairs
Coef.SEnCoef.SEn
Pregnancy-Related Health       
 Smoking       
  Prepregnancy (=1) 0.004 0.006 76,737 0.020 0.010 12,193 
  Any trimester (=1) 0.007 0.006 76,584 0.003 0.013 12,166 
 Prepregnancy weight       
  Underweight (=1) −0.002 0.004 61,765 0.011 0.005 10,338 
  Overweight/obese (=1) −0.003 0.010 61,765 0.016 0.017 10,338 
 Gestational weight gain       
  Low (=1) 0.011 0.007 57,211 −0.004 0.015 9,446 
  High (=1) −0.008 0.007 57,211 −0.011 0.015 9,446 
 Prenatal care utilization       
  First trimester (=1) −0.002 0.012 58,629 −0.039 0.021 9,713 
  Adequate or more (=1) 0.037 0.012** 56,863 0.004 0.019 9,445 
Birth Outcomes       
 Birth weight       
  Very low (=1) −0.002 0.001 77,161 −0.019 0.004 12,277 
  Low (=1) −0.001 0.004 77,161 −0.027 0.008** 12,277 
  Weight (grams) −10.100 8.776 77,161 26.524 16.954 12,277 
 Gestation length       
  Preterm birth (=1) 0.001 0.004 77,457 0.008 0.008 12,325 
  Gestation (weeks) −0.019 0.039 76,730 0.026 0.067 12,325 
All BirthsSibling Pairs
Coef.SEnCoef.SEn
Pregnancy-Related Health       
 Smoking       
  Prepregnancy (=1) 0.004 0.006 76,737 0.020 0.010 12,193 
  Any trimester (=1) 0.007 0.006 76,584 0.003 0.013 12,166 
 Prepregnancy weight       
  Underweight (=1) −0.002 0.004 61,765 0.011 0.005 10,338 
  Overweight/obese (=1) −0.003 0.010 61,765 0.016 0.017 10,338 
 Gestational weight gain       
  Low (=1) 0.011 0.007 57,211 −0.004 0.015 9,446 
  High (=1) −0.008 0.007 57,211 −0.011 0.015 9,446 
 Prenatal care utilization       
  First trimester (=1) −0.002 0.012 58,629 −0.039 0.021 9,713 
  Adequate or more (=1) 0.037 0.012** 56,863 0.004 0.019 9,445 
Birth Outcomes       
 Birth weight       
  Very low (=1) −0.002 0.001 77,161 −0.019 0.004 12,277 
  Low (=1) −0.001 0.004 77,161 −0.027 0.008** 12,277 
  Weight (grams) −10.100 8.776 77,161 26.524 16.954 12,277 
 Gestation length       
  Preterm birth (=1) 0.001 0.004 77,457 0.008 0.008 12,325 
  Gestation (weeks) −0.019 0.039 76,730 0.026 0.067 12,325 

Notes: Each cell represents a separate OLS regression. Coefficients shown (ν) are for the interaction of location above the HYPE and the postboom period (2011–2012) (i.e., HYPEd × Postt). Across all models, data are restricted to PA districts with 51+% of land area above either the HYPE or the Periphery of the Marcellus Shale geological formation. All models include individual birthing parent controls, district fixed effects, and region fixed effects. Individual birthing parent control variables include race and ethnicity, marital status, educational attainment, age, and age squared.

p < .10; **p < .01

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