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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 9 Balance before and after matching (means in % for discrete variables)

From: Shall we have another? Effects of daycare benefits on fertility, a case study in a region in Northeastern Italy

Variable

All families

Matched families

Mean treated

Mean control

Stand. mean difference

Mean treated

Mean control

Stand. mean difference

Stand. within-pair distance

Distance

36.18

26.82

0.75

36.18

36.09

0.01

0.01

Italian citizenship

90.89

77.29

0.47

90.89

90.66

0.01

0.35

Child w/ disability

0.57

0.34

0.03

0.57

0.40

0.02

0.13

2 + adults

93.52

93.74

− 0.01

93.52

92.84

0.03

0.46

1 adult

6.48

6.26

0.01

6.48

7.16

− 0.03

0.46

Twins

2.18

1.42

0.05

2.18

1.72

0.03

0.23

0 children 1999–2015

55.53

43.90

0.23

55.53

54.56

0.02

0.77

1 child 1999–2015

36.33

38.84

− 0.05

36.33

37.13

− 0.02

0.80

2 children 1999–2015

7.28

12.83

− 0.21

7.28

7.45

− 0.01

0.47

3 children 1999–2015

0.69

3.25

− 0.31

0.69

0.74

− 0.01

0.10

4 children 1999–2015

0.11

0.72

− 0.18

0.11

0.06

0.02

0.05

5 children 1999–2015

0.06

0.19

− 0.06

0.06

0.06

0.00

0.00

6 children 1999–2015

0.00

0.12

− 0.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

7 children 1999–2015

0.00

0.14

− 0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Income

32,601.51

27,343.90

0.36

32,601.51

32,587.17

0.00

0.94

ISP (wealth)

31,807.05

31,247.47

0.01

31,807.05

31,672.70

0.00

0.84

Employed parents flag

67.85

43.78

0.52

67.85

68.42

− 0.01

0.45

Single parent flag

2.41

2.14

0.02

2.41

2.64

− 0.01

0.31

Home ownership flag

23.61

37.52

− 0.33

23.61

24.18

− 0.01

0.66

Employed mother

72.44

45.58

0.60

72.44

72.84

− 0.01

0.27

Unempl. mother

27.56

54.42

− 0.60

27.56

27.16

0.01

0.27