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Table 11 Impacts on being a victim of specific criminal activities

From: Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project

Variable of interest

Before (mean/sd)

After (mean/sd)

Difference (mean/se)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Victim of stealing last 6 months (treatments)

0.363

0.311

−0.052

 

(0.482)

(0.464)

(0.036)

Victim of stealing last 6 months (controls)

0.444

0.412

−0.032

 

(0.498)

(0.493)

(0.043)

DD

  

−0.020

   

(0.057)

Victim of assault (physical or verbal) last 6 months (treatments)

0.375

0.288

−0.087**

 

(0.485)

(0.453)

(0.034)

Victim of assault (physical or verbal) last 6 months (controls)

0.448

0.424

−0.024

 

(0.498)

(0.495)

(0.042)

DD

  

−0.063

   

(0.057)

Victim of alcohol-related crime last 6 months (treatments)

0.253

0.137

−0.116***

 

(0.435)

(0.344)

(0.029)

Victim of alcohol-related crime last 6 months (controls)

0.268

0.216

−0.052

 

(0.444)

(0.412)

(0.036

DD

  

−0.064

   

0.048

Victim of trespassing last 6 months (treatments)

0.105

0.102

−0.003

 

(0.307)

(0.303)

(0.023)

Victim of trespassing last 6 months (controls)

0.196

0.124

−0.072**

 

(0.398)

(0.330)

(0.031)

DD

  

0.069**

   

(0.039)

  1. Note: significance level: ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1. The sample size is 338 for treatments and 249 for controls. Source: authors’ estimates
  2. DD difference-in-differences