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Table 5 Standardized differences in treatment and comparison group, genetic matching

From: The effect of vocational rehabilitation on the employment outcomes of disability insurance beneficiaries: new evidence from Canada

 

Men

Women

Before matching

After matching

Before matching

After matching

Age

−67.9

3.0

−61.2

−9.8

High school

66.3

3.6

35.7

0.0

College

13.6

5.4

5.5

0.0

University

3.3

0.0

13.7

5.8

Married

−4.6

7.4

−8.1

−4.1

Have children

6.7

0.0

20.8

−4.1

Infectious and parasitic diseases

8.1

0.0

--

--

Cancer

8.2

0.0

−14.0

0.0

Mental disorders

−14.6

0.0

−17.8

0.0

Diseases of the nervous system

16.9

0.0

−20.8

8.4

Circulatory diseases

−18.8

0.0

−1.9

0.0

Respiratory diseases

0.0

0.0

--

--

Diseases of digestive system

−5.3

0.0

20.3

0.0

Genitourinary system diseases

−9.3

0.0

5.9

0.0

Musculoskeletal and soft-tissue disorders

−4.4

−4.9

14.2

−4.3

Congenital diseases

9.5

13.5

4.7

14.3

Zero earnings 1-year prior to application

9.5

−3.7

21.8

0.0

Zero earnings 2-years prior to application

11.6

−3.7

14.5

−13.1

Earnings 1-year prior to application

−18.7

−9.3

−9.5

−5.1

Earnings 2-years prior to application

−22.7

−5.8

−3.6

0.7

Unemployment rate

0.2

2.9

−19.0

−9.8

Duration on CPPD program

−9.7

−4.4

18.2

−9.6

  1. Notes: Entries in the table are standardized differences between the treatment and comparison groups.