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Table 10 Matching quality evaluation results

From: Impact of large-scale agricultural investments on the food security status of local community in Gambella region, Ethiopia

Variable

Un matched

Mean

% bias

% reduct (bias)

t-test

Matched

Treated

Control

t

p >|t|

Sex

U

1.3097

1.3081

0.3

− 3318.7

0.03

0.975

M

1.292

1.3456

− 11.6

− 0.95

0.342

Marital status

U

2.3355

2.4108

− 11.2

63.2

− 1.03

0.305

M

2.3066

2.3343

− 4.1

− 0.37

0.710

Age

U

39.187

41.389

− 20.9

31.9

− 1.90

0.058

M

39.562

38.063

14.2

1.25

0.214

Education

U

1.9935

1.5189

31.9

94.0

2.93

0.004

M

1.9343

1.9058

1.9

0.15

0.877

Occupation

U

1.0774

1.0649

4.9

18.6

0.45

0.654

M

1.0876

1.0978

− 4.0

− 0.29

0.772

Family size

U

6.0581

5.5135

22.3

93.9

2.05

0.041

M

5.9343

5.9011

1.4

0.12

0.905

Dependency ratio

U

106.39

94.115

13.4

82.9

1.23

0.219

M

101.47

99.371

2.3

0.20

0.845

Land size

U

1.2268

1.6273

− 45.8

96.6

− 4.16

0.000

M

1.2602

1.2466

1.6

0.15

0.881

Livestock (TLU)

U

1.2268

0.12501

21.2

37.4

1.96

0.051

M

1.2602

0.20886

− 13.3

− 1.04

0.301

Distance to water point

U

6.0452

6.2595

− 2.4

− 296.8

− 0.22

0.823

M

5.8248

4.9745

9.6

0.85

0.397

Distance to main road

U

19.29

9.1189

40.5

43.5

3.74

0.000

M

17.102

22.847

− 22.9

− 1.28

0.201

Distance to school

U

7.6129

11.389

− 34.8

85.6

− 3.18

0.002

M

8.0803

8.6234

− 5.0

− 0.48

0.632

Distance to health

U

29.284

17.859

27.3

92.5

2.55

0.011

M

26.752

27.608

− 2.0

− 0.15

0.883

Distance to market

U

197.32

254.76

− 50.7

95.7

− 4.64

0.000

M

200.11

202.56

− 2.2

− 0.19

0.851

Livelihood index

U

0.28966

− 0.24148

53.7

84.2

5.04

0.000

M

0.14065

0.05648

8.5

0.74

0.459

Radio info source

U

0.11613

0.11351

0.8

− 123.3

0.08

0.940

M

0.10219

0.09635

1.8

0.16

0.872

DA info source

U

0.60645

0.61622

− 2.0

− 176.6

− 0.18

0.855

M

0.59124

0.61825

− 5.5

− 0.46

0.649

Family info source

U

0.33548

0.26486

15.4

41.6

1.42

0.157

M

0.30657

0.26533

9.0

0.75

0.452

Admin info source

U

0.37419

0.21081

36.4

64.0

3.37

0.001

M

0.30657

0.24781

13.1

1.08

0.279

Access to credit

U

0.43226

0.42703

1.1

− 241.9

0.10

0.923

M

0.42336

0.40547

3.6

0.30

0.765

Improved seed use

U

0.34194

0.27568

14.3

100.0

1.32

0.188

M

0.32117

0.32117

0.0

− 0.00

1.000

Sample

Ps R2

LR chi2

p > chi2

Mean bias

Med bias

Unmatched

0.279

130.78

0.000

21.5

20.9

Matched

0.028

10.67

0.969

6.5

4.1

  1. Source: own survey, 2018
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