Table 3.
The L1 statistic before and after CEM.
| Variables | Before Matching (n = 17,242) | After Matching (n = 15,688) |
|---|---|---|
| L1 (Mean) | L1 (Mean) | |
| Age group | 0.097 (−0.105) | 3.8 × 10−15 (2.7 × 10−15) |
| Gender | 0.017 (−0.017) | 6.2 × 10−15 (8.1 × 10−15) |
| Education | 0.213 (0.303) | 5.5 × 10−15 (7.2 × 10−15) |
| Residential | 0.167 (0.167) | 6.5 × 10−15 (5.1 × 10−15) |
| Marital status | 0.010 (−0.010) | 3.7 × 10−15 (1.8 × 10−15) |
| Employment | 0.034 (−0.034) | 6.7 × 10−15 (5.1 × 10−15) |
| Household economic status (in quintiles, RMB) | 0.223 (0.317) | 5.3 × 10−15 (1.3 × 10−14) |
| Health status | 0.197 (0.197) | 4.7 × 10−15 (8.0 × 10−15) |
| Health insurance | 0.003 (0.003) | 1.9 × 10−15 (3.1 × 10−15) |
| Multivariate L1 | 0.431 | 6.267 × 10−15 |
Notes: the mean is labelled in parentheses and reports the difference in means.