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Table A2.1 Means and bias after matching, one to one nearest neighbour 0.001 and 0.005 propensity score radius
Matching results shown in
Table 4.6
0.001 propensity score radius 0.005 propensity score radius
Means var Means var Bias Means var Means
in the
in the
in the
in the
compari
SYETP
compari
SYETP
son
group
son
group
group
matched
group
matched
matched
matched
var
Bias
female Gender=female 0.49 0.25 0.45 0.25 8.00 0.5 0.25 0.45 0.25 10.00
age84 Age at 1984 survey 19.16 5.34 19.11 3.78 2.34 19.03 5.27 19.1 3.83 3.28
mar84 Married 1984 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 5.35 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00
child84 Children 1984 0 0 0.02 0.02 20.00 0 0 0.02 0.02 20.00
ch84fem Children*female 0 0 0.01 0.01 14.14 0 0 0.01 0.01 14.14
spemp84 Spouse employed 1984 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 11.55 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 6.32
roatsi
Aboriginal/Torres Strait
Islander 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
rones Other ethnic minority 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.07 7.84 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.00
vic
State interviewed in
1984Victoria 0.33 0.22 0.29 0.21 8.63 0.33 0.22 0.28 0.2 10.91
qld Queensland 0.11 0.1 0.09 0.08 6.67 0.11 0.1 0.08 0.07 10.29
sant
South Australia/Northern
watas
Territory 0.13 0.11 0.14 0.12 2.95 0.14 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.00
Western
Australia/Tasmania 0.1 0.09 0.15 0.13 15.08 0.09 0.08 0.2 0.16 31.75
lsos Education school overseas 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.02 20.00 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.02 21.38
lsrcs Roman Catholic school 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.06 13.42 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.06 4.47
lspriv Private school 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
hqdd84
Highest qualification in
1984 Degree/diploma 0.1 0.09 0.09 0.08 3.43 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 3.65
hqtra84 Apprenticeship 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 6.32
hqoth84
Other Post-School
qualification 0.11 0.1 0.07 0.06 14.14 0.11 0.1 0.07 0.07 13.72
hq12_84 Year 12 of school 0.14 0.12 0.2 0.16 16.04 0.14 0.12 0.23 0.18 23.24
hq11_84 Year 11 of school 0.13 0.11 0.2 0.16 19.05 0.15 0.13 0.18 0.15 8.02