Table 11 Summary statistics of background characteristics after matching.
From: Preschool education and non-cognitive skills: evidence from rural China’s junior high students
Variables, mean | (1) Preschool attendance = 1 | (2) Preschool attendance = 0 | (3) %bias | (4) T-test Difference (1)-(2) P value | (5) V(T)/V(C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Year) | 13.902 | 13.88 | 1.6 | 0.98 | 0.328 | 0.90* |
Male, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.506 | 0.511 | −1.0 | −0.63 | 0.530 | / |
Only child, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.285 | 0.283 | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.810 | / |
Left-behind students, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.248 | 0.254 | −1.3 | −0.82 | 0.414 | / |
Boarding at school, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.465 | 0.471 | −1.3 | −0.77 | 0.442 | / |
Father has high school education or above, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.203 | 0.196 | 1.9 | 1.11 | 0.268 | / |
Mother has high school education or above, 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.6 | 0.34 | 0.731 | / |
Low family economic status 1 = yes 0 = no | 0.249 | 0.243 | 1.3 | 0.82 | 0.414 | / |
Observations | 7176 | 2254 | ||||
