| Where | A/N | = | all or nothing decision; |
| AR | = | physician's assignment rate; | |
| MPC | = | Medicare prevailing charge; | |
| BSF | = | Blue Shield fee; | |
| CRR | = | carrier rate of reduction; | |
| CC | = | collection costs; | |
| Y | = | per capita income; | |
| INSUR | = | health insurance coverage; | |
| MDCRED | = | vector of physician credentials; | |
| MDAGE | = | physician age; | |
| PRACC | = | physician practice costs; | |
| MDPOP | = | physician-population ratio; | |
| POLIT | = | physician political attitudes. |