Appendix II Page 2 of 13 Table II-2 Covariates Balance Before and After Matching Mean Sample
Treated
Control
Unmatched Matched
0.92 0.92
2.68 0.80
% bias -88.7 6.3
Unmatched Matched
0.13 0.13
0.04 0.21
Unmatched Matched
89.95 89.95
Unmatched Matched
Undergraduate or Technical Studies=1
% reduction
t
p-value
92.8
-12.40 9.58
0.00 0.00
33.6 -25.8
23.3
4.48 -5.23
0.00 0.00
89.54 90.20
1.5 -0.9
39.1
0.20 -3.09
0.84 0.00
47.02 47.02
53.94 46.22
-53.9 6.2
88.5
-7.38 6.17
0.00 0.00
Unmatched Matched
0.06 0.06
0.01 0.05
22.5 3.2
85.9
3.00 -1.63
0.00 0.10
Farmer was involved in Activities Outside the Farm=1
Unmatched
0.42
0.26
35.5
4.79
0.00
Matched
0.42
0.50
-17
52.1
-5.34
0.00
Received Technical Assistance from a Private Agronomist=1
Unmatched Matched
0.72 0.72
0.89 0.80
-44.2 -18.9
57.3
-3.83 -1.09
0.00 0.28
Received Technical Assistance from a Private Veterinary=1
Unmatched Matched
0.91 0.91
0.95 0.89
-19.1 5.5
71.2
-2.05 1.40
0.04 0.16
Participated in another MGAP program=1
Unmatched Matched
0.25 0.25
0.06 0.20
54.8 16.2
70.4
7.30 -4.47
0.00 0.00
Reviewed the bulls=1
Unmatched Matched
0.26 0.26
0.62 0.37
-77.8 -23
70.5
-10.58 4.98
0.00 0.00
Productive Orientation (Breeders=1)
Unmatched Matched
0.49 0.49
0.36 0.48
27.2 4
85.2
2.97 -3.77
0.00 0.00
Keep Register of Physical Events=1 (2001)
Unmatched Matched
0.71 0.71
0.71 0.65
-0.8 13.1
-1509.2
-0.11 0.84
0.91 0.40
Keep Register of Economic Events=1 (2001)
Unmatched Matched
0.79 0.79
0.73 0.72
13.4 14.7
-9.7
1.82 -0.28
0.07 0.78
WP (2001)
Unmatched Matched
66.73 66.73
66.07 67.98
5.2 -9.9
-90.7
0.71 -1.61
0.48 0.11
Unmatched Matched
0.62 0.62
0.52 0.60
20 5.1
74.5
2.71 -3.51
0.01 0.00
Variable Land Size (1000 has)
Montevideo=1
CONEAT Index
Age of the Farmer (Years)
Diagnosis of Pregnancy=1