Table 2.
Difference-in-differences model for changes in employment participation in the years before and after starting WABC (n = 35 persons, 2520 observations) compared to changes in employment participation among welfare recipients receiving regular employment services (n = 37 persons, 2565 observations)
| Employment participation % points (se) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WABC group | Control group | Difference between groups | ||
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model^ | |||
| Employment participation at baseline | 18.77 (3.29) | 39.14 (5.32) | − 19.52 (6.15)* | − 21.99 (6.91)* |
| Yearly change before WABC/employment services | 2.12 (0.62)* | 2.06 (0.94)* | 1.09 (1.21) | 1.64 (1.21) |
| Step-change in the year of starting WABC/employment services | − 4.21 (2.82) | 2.61 (3.78) | − 6.01 (4.22) | − 5.38 (4.24) |
| Yearly change after starting WABC/employment services | 15.34 (1.75)* | 5.63 (1.96)* | 11.77 (2.34)* | 11.87 (2.36)* |
*p < 0.05 significant difference between intervention and control group
^Adjusted for age, sex, education, migration background, and household characteristics (marital status and children)