Table 5.
Regression Results Probit Estimation: Probability of HMO Membership
N=38,185 χ253=6097.67 (p=0.0000) | ||
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Coeffecient | Robust S.E. | |
Constant | −1.34** | (0.201) |
Market penetration: | ||
Percent penetration | 3.47** | (0.51) |
Penetration×Excellent healthL | −0.19 | (0.17) |
Penetration×Poor healthL | 0.0052 | (0.37) |
Penetration×ADLsL | 0.12 | (0.088) |
Penetration×IADLsL | −0.0054 | (0.087) |
Penetration×Social limitationsL | −0.019 | (0.19) |
Penetration×History of arthritisL | 0.38* | (0.17) |
Penetration×Number of other conditionsL | −0.103 | (0.056) |
IPA plan available | 0.22 | (0.15) |
Health and functional status: | ||
Excellent healthL | 0.099* | (0.040) |
Poor healthL | −0.085 | (0.089) |
ADLsL | 0.0033 | (0.0201) |
IADLsL | 0.0109 | (0.020) |
Social limitationsL | −0.051 | (0.046) |
History of arthritisL | −0.014 | (0.0401) |
History of cancerL | −0.11** | (0.037) |
History of strokeL | −0.12* | (0.049) |
Number of other conditionsL | −0.014 | (0.014) |
Demographics:† | ||
AAPCC adjusters: | ||
Ages 75 to 84 | −0.094** | (0.030) |
Age 85+ | −0.17** | (0.044) |
Male | 0.017 | (0.030) |
Medicaid recipient | −1.21** | (0.068) |
Nursing home resident | −0.24** | (0.092) |
Other: | ||
Less than high school education | −0.16** | (0.038) |
Some college | −0.12** | (0.034) |
Medigap policyL | −1.39** | (0.033) |
Black | −0.00079 | (0.0507) |
Other nonwhite race | −0.036 | (0.086) |
Married | 0.0808** | (0.0307) |
Has a usual source of care | 0.50** | (0.058) |
Income<$10,000 | −0.0012 | (0.035) |
Income $30,001–$50,000 | −0.13** | (0.0403) |
Income>$50,000 | −0.29** | (0.065) |
County variables:† | ||
AAPCC rate (deviation from mean) | 0.00097** | (0.00022) |
p≤0.05,
p≤0.01;
Lagged by one year;
Included in model but not reported in table: census region, rural/urban residence code, year, and missing data indicators for income, education, and Medigap.