Table 1 Selected baseline covariates used in logit estimation for the propensity score before and after matching (main sample)
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 | 38.2 | 36.65 | 0.22 | 38.2 | 38.05 | 0.02 |
Age difference to spouse | 3.19 | 3.06 | 0.03 | 3.19 | 3.16 | 0.01 |
Marriage duration | 14.49 | 12.67 | 0.26 | 14.49 | 14.48 | 0 |
In t−729 to t−365 | ||||||
Childbirth (one if yes) | 0.01 | 0.07 | − 0.99 | 0.01 | 0.01 | − 0.01 |
At t−730 | ||||||
Number of child age 0–2 | 0.11 | 0.29 | − 0.52 | 0.11 | 0.12 | − 0.03 |
Number of child age 3–5 | 0.28 | 0.4 | − 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.29 | − 0.02 |
Number of child age 6–15 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0 |
Number of child age 16 and older | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.01 |
In t−1094 to t−730 | ||||||
Days schooling (higher) | 4.53 | 2.14 | 0.07 | 4.53 | 3.81 | 0.02 |
Days vocational training | 2.88 | 1.45 | 0.05 | 2.88 | 3.98 | − 0.04 |
Days care | 8.07 | 5.88 | 0.04 | 8.07 | 7.82 | 0.01 |
Days parental leave | 176.9 | 242.4 | − 0.37 | 176.9 | 178.5 | − 0.01 |
Days work disability | 2.8 | 0.77 | 0.12 | 2.8 | 1.53 | 0.08 |
Days unemployed | 16.89 | 19.78 | − 0.05 | 16.89 | 16.48 | 0.01 |
Days employed (marginal) | 76.1 | 77.21 | − 0.01 | 76.1 | 75.81 | 0 |
Days employed (regular) | 160.6 | 112.4 | 0.28 | 160.6 | 158.7 | 0.01 |
Daily income (marginal) | 2.33 | 2.31 | 0 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 0 |
Daily income (regular) | 26.47 | 19.07 | 0.24 | 26.47 | 26.2 | 0.01 |
Yearly income (marginal) | 563 | 579 | − 0.02 | 563 | 560 | 0 |
Yearly income (regular) | 8260 | 5744 | 0.23 | 8260 | 8289 | 0 |
From first record to t−730 | ||||||
Lifetime days schooling (higher) | 354.6 | 411.3 | − 0.08 | 354.6 | 351.2 | 0.01 |
Lifetime days vocational training | 481.2 | 492.3 | − 0.02 | 481.2 | 479.5 | 0 |
Lifetime days tenure | 2875 | 2428 | 0.19 | 2875 | 2846 | 0.01 |
Lifetime days tenure (yearly) | 156.6 | 144.4 | 0.12 | 156.6 | 155.9 | 0.01 |
Case numbers | 413 | 1437 | 410 | 1436 | ||