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. 1996 Nov 12;93(23):13416–13420. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13416

Table 2.

Selection bias estimates at P deciles

Quarter Propensity score decile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Adult men, experimental controls, and comparison sample of eligible nonparticipants
t = 1 −276 −78 44 −43 −92 −5 120 135 137 283
(145) (111) (115) (106) (131) (112) (126) (117) (160) (206)
t = 2 −177 −19 72 −107 −117 1 148 180 267 240
(140) (108) (132) (134) (136) (98) (131) (124) (160) (319)
t = 3 −183 −105 118 −37 −76 29 161 269 296 −200
(143) (110) (144) (132) (141) (118) (125) (144) (157) (400)
t = 4 −171 107 251 −13 −77 −13 179 186 188 51
(150) (126) (154) (143) (144) (102) (132) (136) (144) (312)
t = 5 −229 205 303 −78 −76 70 215 225 202 250
(176) (118) (136) (141) (142) (127) (150) (150) (147) (264)
t = 6 −306 −44 47 −133 −70 73 129 192 263 247
(131) (134) (156) (132) (134) (128) (141) (136) (156) (243)
 Postprogram −224 11 139 −69 −85 26 159 198 225 145
  average (61) (48) (57) (54) (56) (47) (55) (55) (63) (121)
Adult women, experimental controls, and comparison sample of eligible nonparticipants
t = 1 119 8 −9 18 54 84 82 −85 16 302
(80) (54) (66) (48) (70) (53) (80) (75) (67) (71)
t = 2 170 65 95 37 113 55 −34 −21 51 192
(92) (56) (94) (53) (71) (74) (86) (87) (76) (104)
t = 3 170 89 158 136 109 13 −37 −35 46 96
(92) (65) (78) (71) (80) (72) (83) (90) (81) (111)
t = 4 124 91 97 83 82 50 38 −88 30 126
(93) (56) (64) (58) (83) (61) (88) (99) (78) (119)
t = 5 141 129 89 88 70 38 −42 −121 −9 192
(92) (60) (70) (67) (90) (66) (79) (101) (80) (98)
t = 6 115 111 32 36 −29 52 −2 −96 3 185
(90) (69) (81) (59) (92) (74) (90) (94) (83) (103)
 Postprogram 140 82 77 66 67 49 1 −74 23 182
  average (37) (25) (31) (24) (33) (27) (34) (37) (32) (42)

Deciles of the distribution of P for D = 1 group of experimental controls. Asymptotic standard errors in parentheses; quarterly earnings stated in monthly dollars.