Table 7. Chronic Conditions Added to the Two-Sector Model: Choice Equation Coefficients.
| Variable | Coefficient | t-statistic | Prob |t| > 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | −0.14293 | −1.528 | 0.12660 |
| Selection Identification Variables | |||
| OTRPAY | 0.28805 | 2.893 | 0.00382 |
| GRPPOL | 1.1314 | 14.669 | 0.00000 |
| OTRMIS | −0.063077 | −0.260 | 0.79508 |
| GRPMIS | 0.50132 | 2.250 | 0.02444 |
| AAPCC Variables | |||
| AGEBEN2M | −0.11502 | −0.957 | 0.33872 |
| AGEBEN3M | −0.13454 | −0.996 | 0.31944 |
| AGEBEN4M | 0.012675 | 0.079 | 0.93738 |
| AGEBEN5M | 0.40941 | 2.517 | 0.01184 |
| AGEBEN1F | 0.0081841 | 0.074 | 0.94087 |
| AGEBEN2F | 0.089984 | 0.778 | 0.43641 |
| AGEBEN3F | 0.055277 | 0.460 | 0.64525 |
| AGEBEN4F | 0.19958 | 1.541 | 0.12339 |
| AGEBEN5F | 0.29571 | 2.349 | 0.01883 |
| ANOKA | −0.22782 | −1.570 | 0.11641 |
| CARVER | −0.32418 | −1.164 | 0.24448 |
| DAKOTA | 0.14143 | 1.215 | 0.22449 |
| RAMSEY | 0.17226 | 2.528 | 0.01146 |
| SCOTT | −0.37186 | −1.337 | 0.18120 |
| WASHTON | 0.26320 | 1.633 | 0.10240 |
| Chronic Illness Measures | |||
| HIGHBP | −0.080497 | −1.579 | 0.11438 |
| DIAB | −0.060893 | −0.996 | 0.31910 |
| ASTHMA | 0.020429 | 0.296 | 0.76694 |
| ANEMIA | −0.0064679 | −0.082 | 0.93498 |
| HEART | −0.030224 | −0.534 | 0.59356 |
| CIRC | −0.035528 | −1.113 | 0.26580 |
| STROKE | −0.042688 | −0.787 | 0.43155 |
| NERVE | 0.048501 | 0.895 | 0.37058 |
| ALZ | −0.020857 | −0.445 | 0.65627 |
| ARTHRIT | −0.037038 | −0.935 | 0.34993 |
| TUMOR | −0.058516 | −0.403 | 0.68712 |
| SKIN | 0.068300 | 1.136 | 0.25595 |
| ULCER | 0.053206 | 1.136 | 0.25601 |
| LIVER | 0.025737 | 0.388 | 0.69820 |
| KIDNEY | 0.044475 | 0.878 | 0.37972 |
| SPEECH | 0.30855 | 1.980 | 0.04772 |
| HEARING | −0.077193 | −1.452 | 0.14652 |
| MENTAL | −0.042709 | −0.562 | 0.57427 |
NOTES: Fee-for-service = 1, health maintenance organization = 0. AAPCC is adjusted average per capita cost.
SOURCE: Dowd, B., Feldman, R., Moscovice, I., et al., University of Minnesota, 1995.