Table 3.

Balance Diagnostics Propensity Score Models.

	N	N without extreme PS	Out-of-balance covariates before weighting	Out-of-balance covariates after weighting	Balance improved after PSW
All (n = 714)
Employed in first month after release	714	691	25	0	yes
Employed in first month after release (n = 209)
Employee (vs. self-employed)	209	209	15	20	no
Retained job during 6-month follow-up	208	188	14	0	yes
Employee in first month after release (n = 144)
Retained job during 6-month follow-up	144	144	13	7	yes
Full-time job	144	143	2	4	no
Higher occupational level	140	131	7	2	yes
Employee at time of arrest and in first month after release (n = 85)
Returned to pre-prison employer	85	22	7	NA: small N	NA

Note. PS = propensity scores; PSW = propensity score weighting; NA = not applicable.

^†p < .10. *p< .05. **p < .01.