Table 1 Testing for balanced covariates—mean difference test
From: The effects of youth training on risk behavior: the role of non-cognitive skills
| Â | Control group | Treatment group | Difference | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||||
Female | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | (0.0) |
Age | 23.2 | 23.1 | 0.1 | (0.4) |
Single | 0.7 | 0.8 | −0.1 | (0.0) |
White | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Unemployed | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Ever worked | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | (0.0) |
N. of jobs | 4.8 | 5.1 | −0.4 | (0.4) |
Employed (last week) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | (0.1) |
Income (unconditional) | 498.6 | 416.1 | 82.5 | (49.4) |
Years of education | 11.71 | 11.65 | 0.06 | (0.18) |
Household size | 3.5 | 3.9 | −0.3 | (0.2) |
Household income | 1554.2 | 1729.5 | −175.3 | (127.2) |
N. children | 0.5 | 0.6 | −0.1 | (0.1) |
Household’s members literate | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
N. rooms | 4.7 | 4.8 | −0.2 | (0.1) |
Rent | 348.3 | 338.1 | 10.2 | (32.5) |
Has TV | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Has DVD | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Has fridge | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Has freezer | 0.2 | 0.3 | −0.1 | (0.0) |
Has computer | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | (0.1) |
Has car | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Has motorcycle | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Bolsa Carioca beneficiary | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Bolsa Familia beneficiary | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | (0.0) |
Socio-emotional skills | ||||
CPS: total | −0.00 | −0.21 | 0.21 | (0.11) |
Grit: total | −0.00 | −0.04 | 0.04 | (0.10) |
Risk behavior | ||||
Smoked ever? | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.05 | (0.05) |
Casual alcohol last week? | 0.31 | 0.38 | −0.07 | (0.05) |
High alcohol last week (>5 drinks)? | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.03 | (0.09) |
Consumed marijuana last week? | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | (0.02) |
Ever consumed any substance? a | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | (0.02) |
Fight last month? | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | (0.02) |
Witness any crime (last year) | 0.53 | 0.54 | −0.01 | (0.05) |
Victim any crime (last year) | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.04 | (0.05) |
Summary index | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | (0.04) |
Observations | 178 | 150 | Â | Â |