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Table 5 Sample balance (2013 baseline data)—re-interviewed vs. lost treatments

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

Variable of interest

Treatments, non-FUS (mean/sd)

Treatments, FUS (mean/sd)

Difference (mean/se)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Individual’s basic characteristics

 Age

24.36

25.11

−0.75**

(4.90)

(4.77)

(0.36)

 Male (1 if male, 0 if female)

0.64

0.62

0.02

(0.48)

(0.49)

(0.04)

 Married

0.35

0.39

−0.05

(0.48)

(0.49)

(0.04)

 Years (grades) of education completed

9.44

9.18

0.26

(2.81)

(2.81)

(0.21)

Individual’s household characteristics

 Household size

9.25

9.34

−0.09

(4.41)

(4.53)

(0.33)

N of females in a household

4.02

4.18

−0.16

(2.64)

(2.64)

(0.19)

N of males (16+) in paid work

1.20

1.15

0.04

(1.30)

(1.07)

(0.09)

 Dwelling has floors made of concrete

0.06

0.06

0.01

(0.25)

(0.23)

(0.02)

 Dwelling has floors made of wood

0.89

0.91

−0.02

(0.32)

(0.28)

(0.02)

Individual’s employment characteristics

 Never had a waged (formal) job

0.81

0.78

0.03

(0.40)

(0.42)

(0.03)

 If earned money through informal job/self-employment last month

0.34

0.39

−0.04

(0.48)

(0.49)

(0.04)

 If searched for a paid job last month

0.31

0.33

−0.02

(0.47)

(0.47

(0.04)

N of observations

405

338

 
  1. Note: significance level: ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1. Source: authors’ estimates