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. 2006 Jun;41(3 Pt 1):759–787. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00513.x

Table 3.

Treatment Effects Model: Health Status Equations (Second Stage Estimates)

Model 1 Model 2


Variable Coefficient SE Coefficient SE
Age −.046 (.042) −.076 (.044)
Black −.390 (.504) −.373 (.510)
Hispanic .603 (.691) 1.49 (.719)*
Female −1.514 (.377)*** −1.502 (.381)***
Married .918 (.468)** .702 (.470)
Education—9–11 years 1.311 (.710)* .411 (.737)
Education—high school/GED 3.379 (.658)*** 2.244 (.850)***
Education—college 4.623 (.682)*** 3.427 (.871)***
Income–needs ratio—1.00–1.49 .989 (1.074) .115 (1.158)
Income–needs ratio—1.50–1.99 9.047 (1.027) .701 (1.010)
Income–needs ratio—2.00–2.99 .887 (1.026) .840 (1.054)
Income–needs ratio—3.00–4.99 2.025 (.860)** 1.571 (1.092)
Income–needs ratio—>or=5.00 2.336 (.862)*** 1.801 (1.121)
Past smoker −.954 (.403)** −1.033 (.410)**
Current smoker −3.293 (.447)*** −1.034 (.450)***
Alcohol abstainer −.389 (.372) −.408 (.376)
Alcohol—heavy drinker −1.560 (.807)* −1.484 (.819)*
Body mass index—2 −1.227 (.538)** −1.290 (.546)**
Body mass index—3 −2.339 (.550)*** −2.296 (.557)***
Body mass index—4 −2.339 (.550)*** −2.367 (.550)***
Body mass index—5 −5.142 (.566)*** −5.170 (.574)***
Health index 1992 0.656 (.008)*** .652 (.008)***
Insurance status 7.629 (2.678)*** 8.828 (1.550)***
Constant 23.662 (3.004)*** 27.222 (2.805)***
ρ −0.220 −0.257
σɛ 16.104 16.126
σ −3.537 −4.138
Wald (χ2) 8,434.88 9,971.60
N 9,034 9,034

Notes: Standard error in parentheses.

*

≥90%, <95% significance.

**

≥95%, <99% significance.

***

≥99% significance.