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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The demand for, and impact of, youth internships: evidence from a randomized experiment in Yemen

 

All applicants

Control group

Treatment group

p value

Take-up group

Female

0.30

0.31

0.26

0.154

0.25

Located in Aden

0.47

0.35

0.51

s

0.51

Age

26.2

25.8

26.2

0.211

25.9

Has university education

0.71

0.68

0.70

0.559

0.63

Can use a computer

0.82

0.92

0.92

0.819

0.90

More advanced computer skills

0.48

0.34

0.36

0.215

0.35

English skills (1 to 5 scale, 1 best)

2.86

2.82

2.85

0.994

2.97

Has a driver’s license

0.24

0.26

0.29

0.681

0.30

Is a business major

0.27

0.48

0.51

s

0.51

Is an engineering or IT major

0.43

0.25

0.25

s

0.23

Accounting specialization

0.13

0.13

0.14

s

0.11

Business specialization

0.06

0.30

0.28

s

0.31

Marketing specialization

0.01

0.03

0.07

s

0.07

English specialization

0.06

0.10

0.09

s

0.09

Sample size

3487

153

430

 

158

  1. Notes: s denotes variables used in stratified randomization. p values are from regression test of difference in means, controlling for stratification dummies