Table 2 Analysis of variable characteristics according to bias reduction and t-test
From: COVID-19 and the impact of cash transfers on health care use in Togo
Variables | Unmatched | Average | % of bias | % reduction of Bias | t-test | V(T)/ V(C) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matched | Treaty | Control | t | p > t | ||||
Gender | U | 0.44 | 0.44 | −0.5 | − 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.31* | |
M | 0.44 | 0.22 | 43.3 | − 9300 | 0.97 | 0.69 | 0.28* | |
Loss of employment | U | 0.77 | 0.17 | 49.5 | 4.64 | 0.00 | 1.40* | |
M | 0.77 | 0.67 | 27.1 | 81.7 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 1.13 | |
Age | U | 1.67 | 1.74 | −8.2 | 4.95 | 0.78 | 0.79 | |
M | 1.67 | 1.33 | 38.6 | − 370.0 | −0.29 | 0.43 | 0.9 | |
Marital status | U | 0.67 | 0.86 | −31.0 | −1.06 | 0.29 | – | |
M | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | – | |
Region | U | 1.56 | 2.55 | −59.6 | −2.00 | 0.05 | 1.15 | |
M | 1.56 | 1 | 33.4 | 43.9 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 0.99 | |
Education | U | 1.67 | 1.59 | 7.2 | 0.22 | 0.83 | 0.9 | |
M | 1.67 | 1.78 | −11.4 | −56.7 | −0.21 | 0.83 | 0.88 | |
Size of household | U | 7.22 | 6.63 | 8.1 | 0.40 | 0.68 | – | |
M | 7.22 | 0 6 | 16.8 | − 106.8 | 0.36 | 0.76 | – | |