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Published in final edited form as: Int J Health Care Finance Econ. 2010 Nov 13;10(4):347–367. doi: 10.1007/s10754-010-9084-0

Table 3.

First stage results for two-stage least squares analysis of effects of proximity to bars on alcohol consumption

Zoning ordinances
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Commercial” 6.25*** (0.43)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Industrial” 0.97*** (0.17)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Mixed Use” 3.43*** (0.39)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Office” -3.16 (2.61)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Institutional” -1.09 (1.68)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Unincorporated” 0.98 (2.52)
Fraction of Census Tract zoned “Other” 5.10*** (0.23)

Other exogenous variables

Alcohol availability

No. bars within 0.5 to 1 km 0.12*** (0.0066)
No. bars within 1 to 2 km 0.015*** (0.0027)

Income and demographic characteristics

Age 0.21*** (0.054)
Age2 -0.0029*** (0.00086)
Female 0.15* (0.076)
Black -0.50*** (0.087)
Married -0.47*** (0.095)
Widowed 0.21 (0.55)
Divorced 0.019 (0.13)
Separated -0.048 (0.20)
Years of education 0.083*** (0.019)
Annual income $16,000-$24,999 -0.025 (0.13)
Annual income $25,000-$49,000 0.18 (0.11)
Annual income $50,000-$74,999 0.24 (0.14)
Annual income over $75,000 0.77*** (0.16)

Time and city effects

1985-6 0.98*** (0.20)
1992-3 0.087 (0.17)
1995-6 -0.13 (0.15)
Birmingham -2.09*** (0.15)
Oakland -2.07*** (0.13)
Minneapolis -1.97*** (0.15)
Constant -3.26*** (0.86)

Observations 7,397
R2 0.491
Partial R2 0.076
F-statistic on excluded instruments 86.2
Degrees of freedom (7,7368)

Standard errors in parentheses

***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05