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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Educ Dev. 2014 Jan 1;34:90–97. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.07.003

Table 5.

Propensity Score Matching Estimates, Effect of Food Insecurity on Standardized Literacy Achievement (Average Treatment Effect on the Treated, ATT), Child Sample, 2004

Sample Treated Controls Difference S.E. T-stat
Unmatched −0.51 0.06 −0.57 0.10 −5.89
Matched −0.50 −0.12 −0.39 0.12 −3.21

Note: Propensity score equations contain all variables shown Model 3a in Tables 4-6, with the dichotomous food insecurity measure as the treatment. Kernel matching is used.