Table 6 Selected baseline covariates used in logit estimation for the propensity score before and after matching (group A)
From: Women’s employment, income and divorce in West Germany: a causal approach
Raw sample | Matched sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated | Control | ND | Treated | Control | ND | |
At t0 | ||||||
Age | 38.33 | 36.73 | 0.25 | 38.33 | 38.06 | 0.04 |
Age difference to spouse | 3.33 | 3.19 | 0.03 | 3.33 | 3.23 | 0.02 |
Marriage duration | 14.86 | 13.00 | 0.27 | 14.86 | 14.62 | 0.03 |
In t−729 to t−365 | ||||||
Childbirth (one if yes) | 0.01 | 0.05 | − 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.01 | − 0.03 |
At t−730 | ||||||
Number of child 0–2 | 0.14 | 0.28 | − 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.16 | − 0.04 |
Number of child 3–5 | 0.37 | 0.50 | − 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.39 | − 0.04 |
Number of child 6–15 | 1.06 | 1.08 | − 0.02 | 1.06 | 1.08 | − 0.02 |
Number of child 16 and older | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
In t−1094 to t−730 | ||||||
Days schooling (higher) | 6.50 | 3.78 | 0.06 | 6.50 | 4.93 | 0.04 |
Days vocational training | 0.54 | 1.14 | − 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.79 | − 0.04 |
Days care | 11.70 | 9.89 | 0.03 | 11.70 | 13.75 | − 0.03 |
Days parental leave | 223.29 | 261.79 | − 0.22 | 223.29 | 229.19 | − 0.03 |
Days work disability | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Days unemployed | 6.78 | 12.36 | − 0.13 | 6.78 | 7.64 | − 0.02 |
Days employed (marginal) | 150.00 | 113.09 | 0.23 | 150.00 | 136.66 | 0.08 |
Days employed (regular) | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Daily income (marginal) | 3.76 | 3.14 | 0.16 | 3.76 | 3.49 | 0.07 |
Daily income (regular) | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Yearly income (marginal) | 1114.17 | 870.26 | 0.18 | 1114.17 | 1018.44 | 0.07 |
Yearly income (regular) | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
From first record to t−730 | ||||||
Lifetime days schooling (higher) | 309.07 | 419.36 | − 0.19 | 309.07 | 327.55 | − 0.03 |
Lifetime days vocational training | 425.54 | 401.22 | 0.05 | 425.54 | 412.22 | 0.03 |
Lifetime days tenure | 1517.30 | 1406.73 | 0.08 | 1517.30 | 1457.04 | 0.04 |
Lifetime days tenure (yearly) | 79.69 | 78.78 | 0.01 | 79.69 | 77.26 | 0.04 |
Case numbers | 144 | 654 | 142 | 642 | ||