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Table 1 Descriptive statistics: means and standardized differences before and after matching

From: The effects of participation level on recidivism: a study of drug treatment courts using propensity score matching

 

Referred

Enrolled

Completed

Referred & did not enroll (T) vs. not referred (C)

Enrolled & did not complete (T) vs. referred & did not enroll (C)

Completed (T) vs. enrolled & did not complete (C)

Without matching

With matching

Without matching

With matching

Without matching

With matching

(Nt= 2,174; Nc= 1,561,225)

(Nt= Nc= 1,989)

(Nt= 954 Nc= 2,174)

(Nt= Nc= 887)

(Nt= 747 Nc= 954)

(Nt= Nc= 600)

 

T (%)

C (%)

StDif

StDif

T (%)

C (%)

StDif

StDif

T (%)

C (%)

StDif

StDif

Demographics

            

Ageŧ

35.6

35.1

4.7

4.3

33.7

35.6

−19.9

0.2

36.8

33.7

32.5

7.1

Female

34.1

32.1

4.1

8.0

35.2

34.1

2.4

−2.1

32.4

35.2

−6.0

−4.2

Black

44.2

36.8

15.1

−1.9

40.7

44.2

−7.1

1.6

43.8

40.7

6.3

4.7

Hispanic

0.8

12.3

−47.6

0.0

0.9

0.8

1.2

−1.1

2.1

0.9

9.7

1.3

Other Race

0.6

3.2

−18.8

5.1

0.6

0.6

−0.2

1.6

0.5

0.6

−1.2

0.0

Index Arrests

            

Drug & DWI

0.6

0.2

7.2

−3.9

0.7

0.6

1.7

6.0

1.6

0.7

8.1

−7.3

DWI Felony

0.3

0.0

6.4

0.0

.

0.3

−7.4

−4.7

0.3

0.0

7.3

.

DWI Mis.

8.8

4.4

18.0

0.0

13.2

8.8

14.0

4.0

28.6

13.2

38.6

0.0

Drug Felony

41.0

1.8

108.9

3.2

35.3

41.0

−11.8

−5.1

38.6

35.3

6.7

4.1

Drug Mis.

8.0

3.0

22.3

−5.2

6.6

8.0

−5.4

0.4

5.1

6.6

−6.5

−3.4

Violent Felony

1.4

0.5

8.6

0.4

0.7

1.4

−6.3

2.7

0.5

0.7

−2.5

−4.1

Violent Mis.

2.8

4.1

−7.2

5.4

2.7

2.8

−0.2

0.0

0.7

2.7

−16.0

4.1

Alcohol Felony or Mis.

0.8

1.8

−8.6

−2.1

0.9

0.8

1.2

3.0

0.5

0.9

−4.8

−1.9

Traffic

7.9

72.8

−176.4

1.7

5.6

7.9

−9.2

−4.2

5.0

5.6

−2.7

−2.1

Other Felony

17.8

2.3

53.4

−1.9

21.8

17.8

10.1

0.3

12.4

21.8

−25.0

1.4

Other Mis.

10.6

9.2

4.7

−0.2

12.4

10.6

5.5

3.6

6.7

12.4

−19.4

−1.2

Arrest History

            

Drug & DWI

1.0

0.2

10.6

−1.5

1.7

1.0

5.8

2.0

1.5

1.7

−1.6

−3.8

DWI Felony

0.2

0.0

5.4

1.8

.

0.2

−6.1

−6.7

0.1

0.0

5.2

.

DWI Mis.

11.1

3.0

32.2

−5.6

13.4

11.1

7.0

1.3

18.9

13.4

14.9

−3.7

Drug Felony

22.0

2.2

63.9

−1.9

17.4

22.0

−11.5

2.7

10.8

17.4

−18.9

−3.4

Drug Mis.

17.1

3.0

48.3

0.9

17.7

17.1

1.6

−2.3

13.1

17.7

−12.7

−0.5

Violent Felony

1.0

0.5

6.5

2.7

1.3

1.0

2.3

−3.1

.

1.3

−16.0

−16.4

Violent Mis.

6.0

3.1

13.9

3.4

7.7

6.0

6.6

0.9

3.2

7.7

−19.7

3.5

Alcohol Felony or Mis.

2.0

1.1

7.3

3.7

1.7

2.0

−2.6

−0.9

2.3

1.7

4.3

1.2

Traffic

16.2

28.0

−28.7

−0.3

17.3

16.2

2.8

−3.5

22.0

17.3

11.7

0.0

Other Felony

5.1

0.8

25.6

0.9

5.1

5.1

0.1

3.6

3.5

5.1

−8.2

7.1

Other Mis.

3.4

2.3

6.4

−1.6

3.9

3.4

2.5

−2.3

2.8

3.9

−5.9

0.0

None

14.8

55.8

−95.0

2.6

12.9

14.8

−5.6

2.0

21.8

12.9

23.7

6.1

Drug of Choice

            

Alcohol

11.4

Data Not Available

19.6

11.4

22.9

38.1

35.1

19.6

35.2

3.5

Cocaine Powder

3.4

8.6

3.4

22.0

0.8

7.6

8.6

−3.5

1.2

Crack

14.7

30.5

14.7

38.5

−1.7

22.0

30.5

−19.5

2.3

Marijuana

7.0

14.4

7.0

24.0

0.7

15.1

14.4

2.2

−0.4

Heroin

5.7

11.0

5.7

19.1

−0.7

6.8

11.0

−14.7

2.4

Other Narcotics

5.0

8.5

5.0

14.1

−2.4

7.9

8.5

−2.2

0.0

“None” or “Other”

1.3

1.8

1.3

3.6

−1.6

1.2

1.8

−4.8

0.0

Missing Value

51.5

5.7

51.5

−117.8

−36.7

4.3

5.7

−6.3

−14.9

Index Yearŧ

2008.3

2008.6

−21.3

1.9

2008.2

2008.3

−10.4

−4.1

2008.2

2008.2

1.5

−4.8

DTC in County

96.2

100.0

−28.0

.

96.4

96.2

1.1

0.0

97.9

96.4

8.5

3.3

  1. Note: Mis. = misdemeanor; T = treatment; C = comparison; StDif = standardized difference.
  2. ŧMean (all other numbers are percent).