| Overall sample | Propensity score matched samplea | ||||
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Treatment | Control | Standardized difference | Treatment | Control | Standardized difference | |
Number of caregivers | 2094 | 10,670 | Â | 2094 | 10,667 | Â |
Age, mean (SD), y | 63.0 (12.7) | 64.5 (11.6) | −0.12 | 63.0 (12.7) | 63.5 (11.6) | −0.04 |
Women, % | 68.2 | 74.5 | −0.14 | 68.2 | 71.4 | −0.07 |
Married, % | 20.8 | 18.1 | 0.07 | 20.8 | 19.0 | 0.04 |
Number of household members, % | ||||||
 2 | 37.6 | 32.6 | 0.11 | 37.6 | 36.1 | 0.03 |
 3 | 25.2 | 26.9 | −0.04 | 25.2 | 26.3 | −0.03 |
 4 | 14.9 | 16.5 | −0.04 | 14.9 | 15.1 | −0.004 |
 5+ | 22.3 | 24.1 | −0.04 | 22.3 | 22.6 | −0.01 |
Monthly household expenditure, mean (SD), thousand JPYb | 2.5 | 2.5 | −0.06 | 2.5 | 2.5 | −0.02 |
Three generation household, % | 34.1 | 34.8 | 0.01 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 0.01 |