Preintervention predictor balance check between Florida, synthetic Florida and the unweighted donor pool
| Florida | Synthetic Florida | Unweighted donor pool | V-weights | |
| Incidence rate (100.000 population) in year: | ||||
| 2000 | 3.47 | 3.46 | 2.98 | 0.156 |
| 2002 | 5.75 | 5.76 | 4.08 | 0.160 |
| 2004 | 6.87 | 6.83 | 4.59 | 0.189 |
| 2006 | 6.73 | 6.76 | 5.87 | 0.246 |
| 2008 | 7.97 | 7.97 | 6.35 | 0.192 |
| Covariates (average 1999–2009) | ||||
| Per capita gross domestic product (in dollars) | 40 898.64 | 41 471.36 | 46 981.3 | 0.048 |
| Per capita personal income (in dollars) | 34 324.45 | 33 367.03 | 34 042.4 | 0.005 |
| Unemployment rate (in per cent) | 5.08 | 5.07 | 5.25 | 0.004 |