Table 3.
Marginal Impacts from Bivariate Probit Model Predicting Receipt of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Mortality for Patients with Leukemia (N = 5,721)
| Variable Name | Receipt of HSCT | DEATH |
|---|---|---|
| HSCT | — | −0.043*** |
| Insurance coverage (reference is PRIVATE) | ||
| MEDI-CAL | −0.011*** | 0.034*** |
| MEDICARE | −0.012*** | 0.027*** |
| SELF PAY | −0.019*** | 0.113*** |
| OTHERINS | 0.009*** | 0.025 |
| SWITCH | 0.004 | −0.056*** |
| Demographics (reference is WHITE and MALE) | ||
| AGE | −0.0005*** | 0.0018*** |
| FEMALE | −0.001 | −0.017*** |
| BLACK | −0.009*** | −0.007 |
| ASIAN | −0.003 | 0.001 |
| RACEOTHER | −0.003 | −0.008 |
| RACEMISS | −0.016*** | −0.024 |
| Disease type—leukemia (reference is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia–ALL) | ||
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 0.033*** | 0.043*** |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | −0.001 | −0.038*** |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 0.034*** | −0.010 |
| UNSPECIFIED Leukemia | −0.002 | 0.011 |
| Instruments | ||
| DIST10-35 | −0.007*** | — |
| DIST35-70 | −0.012*** | — |
| DIST70 | −0.012*** | — |
| MHINCOME† | 0.004*** | — |
| %BACHDEG‡ | 0.033*** | — |
| %UNEMPLOY | 0.005*** | — |
| RHO (selection effect) | 0.066 (0.127) | — |
†
Median Household income in the patient’s county of residence is expressed in $10,000s.
‡
Percentage of the population in the patient’s county of residence with a bachelor’s degree is divided by 10.
***
Significant at p <. 01.