Table 4 Sample balance (2013 baseline data)—participants vs. eligible non-participants
Variable of interest | Other eligible (mean/sd) | Treatments (mean/sd) | Difference (mean/se) |
|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
Individual’s basic characteristics | |||
Age | 24.65 | 24.70 | −-0.05 |
(4.92) | (4.85) | (0.22) | |
Male (1 if male, 0 if female) | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.02 |
(0.48) | (0.48) | (0.02) | |
Married | 0.34 | 0.37 | −0.03 |
(0.47) | (0.48) | (0.02) | |
Years (grades) of education completed | 9.13 | 9.32 | −0.19 |
(2.79) | (2.81) | (0.13) | |
Individual’s household characteristics | |||
Household size | 9.01 | 9.29 | −0.28 |
(4.59) | (4.46) | (0.21) | |
N of females in a household | 3.91 | 4.09 | −0.18 |
(2.38) | (2.64) | (0.11) | |
N of males (16+) in paid work | 1.11 | 1.18 | −0.06 |
(1.10) | (1.20) | (0.05) | |
Dwelling has floors made of concrete | 0.05 | 0.06 | −0.01 |
(0.23) | (0.24) | (0.01) | |
Dwelling has floors made of wood | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.02 |
(0.27) | (0.30) | (0.01) | |
Individual’s employment characteristics | |||
Never had a waged (formal) job | 0.75 | 0.79 | −0.04** |
(0.43) | (0.41) | (0.02) | |
If earned money through informal job/self-employment last month | 0.35 | 0.36 | −0.02 |
(0.48) | (0.48) | (0.02) | |
If searched for a paid job last month | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
(0.47) | (0.47) | (0.02) | |
N of observations | 1470 | 743 | |