Table 16

Summary Statistics for Nonexperimental Lalonde Data

CovariateCPS Controls (Nc = 15,992)Trainees (Nt = 185)t-statnor-dif
Mean(Standard Deviation)Mean(Standard Deviation)
Black   0.07(0.26)   0.84(0.36)28.6   2.43
Hispanic   0.07(0.26)   0.06(0.24)−0.7−0.05
Age33.23(11.05)25.82(7.16)−13.9−0.80
Married   0.71(0.45)   0.19(0.39)−18.0−1.23
No degree   0.30(0.46)   0.71(0.46)12.2   0.90
Education12.03(2.87)10.35(2.01)−11.2−0.68
E’7414.02(9.57)   2.10(4.89)−32.5−1.57
U’74   0.12(0.32)   0.71(0.46)  17.5   1.49
E’7513.65(9.27)   1.53(3.22)−48.9−1.75
U’75   0.11(0.31)   0.60(0.49)13.6   1.19