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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 26.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Apr 26;70:79–88. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.009

Table A.1.

Data extraction checklist.

Feature extracted Description
Article Extraction Checklist
 Identification number Identification number for study
 Journal name The journal that the study was published in
 Journal impact factor The journal impact factor
 Substantive policy domain The substantive domain of the policy
 Study design or causal identification strategy The analytical study design for causal identification (e.g., instrumental variable or difference-in-differences)
 Years of social policy intervention The relevant years for the policy intervention
 Sample size The sample size in the study
Heterogeneous treatment effect (HTE) Extraction Checklist
 Outcome The relevant outcome for HTE estimate
 Outcome variable type The type of measure of the outcome (e.g., binary or continuous)
 HTE assessed A dummy indicator of whether a study assessed HTEs
 Intent to assess HTE specified a priori A dummy indicator of whether a study specified the HTE analysis a priori
 HTE supported by theory A dummy indicator of whether the choice of HTE analyses supported by theory
 HTE method Specification of method for assessing HTE, if applicable
 Subgroups for HTE estimate What groups were specified to test HTE
 HTE estimates Estimate of HTE by group
 Subgroup sample sizes Sample size of subgroup in HTE analysis
 Standard error HTE estimates The standard error of HTE estimate
 Confidence interval (CI) HTE estimates The CI for HTE estimates
 Statistical significance of HTE estimates A dummy indicator for whether HTE estimate statistically significant
p-value The p-value for HTE estimate
 Effect measure (measure of association) The effect measure or measure of association of HTE estimate (e.g., relative risk, odds ratio, or standardized mean difference)