Table 3.
Posterior mean (95% credible interval) estimates of measurement model parameters of four exogenous variable for the conceptual model for South Carolina population ages 18 and over
| Manifest variable | Parameter | Estimate | Parameter | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income |  |
-1.021 (-1.280, -0.806) |  |
0.473 (0.367, 0.598) |
| Poverty |  |
1.134 (0.961, 1.355) |  |
0.160 (0.022, 0.317) |
| Unemployment |  |
0.951 (0.714, 1.224) |  |
0.578 (0.454, 0.731) |
| African-Americans |  |
1 |  |
0.463 (0.364, 0.586) |
| Physician supply |  |
-0.018 (-0.320, 0.289) |  |
1.030 (0.841, 1.277) |
| Hospital bed supply |  |
0.376 (0.093, 0.664) |  |
0.955 (0.776, 1.189) |
| High-variation conditions |  |
1 |  |
0.079 (0.005, 0.185) |
| Elective procedures |  |
-4.682 (-8.908, -2.353) |  |
0.406 (0.515, 0.611) |
| HMO penetration |  |
-0.548 (-2.330, 1.078) |  |
1.020 (0.829, 1.268) |
| Rural residence |  |
1 |  |
1.043 (0.848, 1.298) |
| Disability |  |
0.533 (0.267, 0.800) |  |
0.877 (0.709, 1.095) |
| Mortality |  |
0.774 (0.572, 0.979) |  |
0.662 (0.534, 0.823) |
| Marker conditions |  |
0.191 (-0.112, 0.494) |  |
1.009 (0.823, 1.252) |
| Chronic conditions |  |
1 |  |
0.133 (0.005, 0.233) |