Internet use and life satisfaction among empty nesters in rural areas of Yangzhou: based on propensity score matching and mediating effect model

Table 2 Sample balance test

Variable	Unmatched	Mean		%bias	T-test		V(T)/V(C)
Variable	Matched	Treated	Control		t	P>\| t\|	V(T)/V(C)
Age	U	1.603	2.216	-92.5	-16.14	<0.001	1.10
	M	1.645	1.683	-5.8	-1.00	0.319	1.12
Gender	U	1.447	1.648	-41.2	-7.19	<0.001	1.08
	M	1.478	1.447	6.5	1.10	0.272	1.01
Marital status	U	1.002	1.026	-21.0	-3.76	<0.001	0.06*
	M	1.002	1.002	0.0	0.00	1.000	1.00
Profession	U	1.191	1.259	-16.2	-2.84	0.005	0.81*
	M	1.203	1.179	5.6	1.03	0.305	1.01
Income	U	1.868	1.750	30.3	5.33	<0.001	0.61*
	M	1.859	1.874	-3.8	-0.76	0.446	1.10
Medical insurance	U	1.977	1.967	5.7	1.01	0.315	0.72*
	M	1.975	1.985	-6.0	-1.24	0.216	1.65*
Smoke status	U	2.290	2.497	-23.4	-4.08	<0.001	1.18*
	M	2.272	2.243	3.4	0.56	0.579	0.97
Drink status	U	1.689	1.800	-25.5	-4.45	<0.001	1.34*
	M	1.709	1.676	7.7	1.25	0.212	0.94
Sleep quality	U	2.915	2.874	6.0	1.05	0.296	0.96
	M	2.914	2.957	-6.4	-1.09	0.275	0.95
Self-rated health	U	2.753	2.610	20.6	3.62	<0.001	0.69*
	M	2.741	2.736	0.7	0.13	0.894	0.91
Chronic condition	U	1.404	1.393	2.2	0.38	0.705	1.01
	M	1.410	1.365	9.2	1.60	0.110	1.04
Hospitalization within the past year	U	1.894	1.910	-5.4	-0.94	0.350	1.16
	M	1.907	1.897	3.4	0.58	0.561	0.91
Meeting with children	U	2.368	2.397	-3.5	-0.61	0.540	0.99
	M	2.362	2.372	-1.2	-0.21	0.832	0.95

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