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Table 6 Sample balance (2013 baseline data)—re-interviewed vs. lost controls

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

Variable of interest

Controls, non-FUS (mean/sd)

Controls, FUS (mean/sd)

Difference (mean/se)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Individual’s basic characteristics

 Age

24.15

23.45

0.70*

(5.16)

(4.81)

(0.42)

 Male (1 if male, 0 if female)

0.52

0.65

−0.13***

(0.50)

(0.48)

(0.04)

 Married

0.40

0.39

0.02

(0.49)

(0.49)

(0.04)

 Years (grades) of education completed

8.71

8.44

0.27

(2.96)

(3.06)

(0.26)

Individual’s household characteristics

 Household size

8.58

8.13

0.44

(4.27)

(4.06)

(0.35)

N of females in a household

3.88

3.66

0.22

(2.35)

(2.22)

(0.19)

N of males (16+) in paid work

1.23

1.06

0.17*

(1.18)

(1.02)

(0.09)

 Dwelling has floors made of concrete

0.15

0.04

0.11***

(0.35)

(0.19)

(0.02)

 Dwelling has floors made of wood

0.82

0.93

−0.11***

(0.39)

(0.26)

(0.03)

Individual’s employment characteristics

 Never had a waged (formal) job

0.74

0.64

0.10**

(0.44)

(0.48)

(0.04)

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

0.28

0.36

−0.08***

(0.45)

(0.48)

(0.03)

 If searched for a paid job last month

0.25

0.33

−0.07***

(0.44)

(0.47)

(0.03)

N of observations

569

743

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