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. 2013 Nov 12;3:25. doi: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-25

Table 10.

Robustness checks

 
IV Probit
IV Probit
  (Days of the week controls) (Weekend controls)
Time before Dr.
0.018495 *
0.017525 **
 
0.009713
0.008907
Private Ins.
-0.013979 ***
-0.013934 ***
 
0.002044
0.002009
Medicare
-0.007979 **
-0.008047 ***
 
0.002534
0.002511
No Insurance
0.004313 *
0.004189 *
 
0.002669
0.002642
Black
0.008335 *
0.008473 *
 
0.004844
0.004835
Hispanic
-0.004701
-0.004604
 
0.003760
0.003725
White
0.001012
0.001081
 
0.003886
0.003866
Male
0.010637 ***
0.010476 ***
 
0.002203
0.002124
Primary Dr.
-0.003377 *
-0.003541 *
 
0.001887
0.001870
Age
-0.000011
-0.000013
 
0.000059
0.000057
High Acuity
0.080573 ***
0.079769 ***
 
0.025137
0.024866
Monday
0.002701
 
 
0.004060
 
Tuesday
-0.001105
 
 
0.003871
 
Wednesday
0.001881
 
 
0.003504
 
Thursday
0.006232 *
 
 
0.003264
 
Friday
0.007148 **
 
 
0.003305
 
Saturday
0.002150
 
 
0.003246
 
Weekend
 
-0.0024655
 
 
0.0024646
Waldχ2 228 221

*, ** and *** indicate a 1%, 5% and 10% significance level. Standard errors are robust. The complete sample for reported regressions has 31,359 patients.