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Table 1 Pre/post-match balance results

From: The effects of public pre-kindergarten attendance on first grade literacy achievement: a district study

Pre-match

Comparison (N = 176)

Treatment (N = 1197)

Standardized difference

Absolute SD

Covariates

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

6.55

.57

6.52

.53

5.55

5.55

Black

41.00%

49.00%

57.00%

50.00%

− 31.50

31.50

Asian

5.00%

21.00%

3.00%

17.00%

9.03

9.03

Mixed

9.00%

29.00%

10.00%

30.00%

− 2.05

2.05

Black_white

5.00%

22.00%

4.00%

19.00%

6.14

6.14

Hisp_white

10.00%

30.00%

5.00%

21.00%

21.58

21.58

Male

57.00%

50.00%

51.00%

50.00%

12.57

12.57

Speech

2.00%

15.00%

3.00%

18.00%

− 6.47

6.47

Learning

1.00%

11.00%

1.00%

11.00%

− .31

.31

Free

69.00%

46.00%

62.00%

49.00%

13.88

13.88

Reduced

3.00%

18.00%

9.00%

29.00%

− 24.21

24.21

Average

12.12%

Post-Match

Comparison (N = 176)

Treatment (N = 880)

Standardized difference

Absolute SD

Covariates

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

6.55

.57

6.54

.53

2.67

2.67

Black

41.00%

49.00%

46.00%

50.00%

− 9.61

9.61

Asian

5.00%

21.00%

4.00%

19.00%

4.58

4.58

Mixed

9.00%

29.00%

11.00%

31.00%

− 6.78

6.78

Black_white

5.00%

22.00%

4.00%

20.00%

3.75

3.75

Hisp_white

10.00%

30.00%

6.00%

24.00%

14.94

14.94

Male

57.00%

50.00%

59.00%

49.00%

− 2.76

2.76

Speech

2.00%

15.00%

2.00%

15.00%

.77

.77

Learning

1.00%

11.00%

1.00%

9.00%

2.25

2.25

Free

69.00%

46.00%

66.00%

48.00%

6.77

6.77

Reduced

3.00%

18.00%

3.00%

18.00%

1.27

1.27

Average

5.10%