Table 4.
MNL model for health care seeking behavior of urban dwellers in 2014a, b
| PUB02 | PVT01 | PVT02 | OTH01 | OTH02 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | −0.709***
(−3.790) |
1.164***
(13.139) |
0.229**
(2.318) |
−1.421***
(−7.483) |
0.343**
(2.287) |
| MEDEXP [Medical expenditure] | −0.001***
(−7.000) |
2.08E-04***
(7.802) |
2.38E-04***
(9.015) |
−0.001***
(−4.523) |
−0.001***
(−6.493) |
| TRNEXP [Transport expenditure] | −1.61E-06 (−0.005) |
−0.001***
(−6.669) |
−2.68E-04***
(−4.111) |
−0.001*
(−1.673) |
−0.019***
(−9.720) |
| AGE [Age] | 0.007***
(2.772) |
−0.004***
(−2.981) |
−0.003**
(−2.525) |
0.004 (1.241) |
0.003 (1.293) |
| HHSZ [Household size] | 0.014 (0.617) |
−0.019**
(−2.051) |
−0.075***
(−7.254) |
0.022 (1.063) |
−0.013 (−0.703) |
| HHEXP [Household expenditure] | −3.11E-05***
(−2.982) |
4.80E-05***
(12.714) |
5.25E-05***
(13.669) |
3.64E-05***
(4.465) |
−4.89E-06 (−0.629) |
| BINCHRc [Chronic ailment] | −0.034 (−0.148) |
−0.170*
(−1.933) |
0.114 (1.222) |
−1.165***
(−5.333) |
−0.644***
(−3.371) |
| BM1501c [Ailment started more than 15 days ago and is continuing] | −0.973***
(−4.049) |
−0.668***
(−6.638) |
−0.035 (−0.317) |
−0.907***
(−4.175) |
−1.472***
(−7.636) |
| BM1502c [Ailment started more than 15 days ago and has ended] | −0.265 (−1.080) |
−0.304**
(−2.427) |
−0.319**
(−2.132) |
−0.068 (−0.319) |
−0.318*
(−1.799) |
| BL1501c [Ailment started less than 15 days ago and is continuing] | −0.183 (−1.067) |
−0.208**
(−2.271) |
−0.260**
(−2.386) |
−0.194 (−1.209) |
−0.344***
(−2.713) |
| MALEc [Gender is male] | −0.231**
(−2.255) |
−0.173***
(−3.739) |
−0.100**
(−2.030) |
−0.051 (−0.470) |
−0.131 (−1.592) |
| BINMRDc [Married] | −0.329***
(−2.978) |
0.006 (0.117) |
0.111**
(2.003) |
0.011 (0.088) |
0.134 (1.393) |
| LITERTc [Literate] | 0.207*
(1.848) |
0.053 (1.019) |
−0.011 (−0.204) |
0.271**
(2.166) |
0.246***
(2.627) |
| BINSCHc [Covered by health care expenditure support scheme] | 0.093 (0.821) |
−0.463***
(−8.655) |
−0.159***
(−2.907) |
−0.138 (−1.064) |
−0.277***
(−2.761) |
*significant at 90% confidence interval (p < 0.1);**significant at 95% (p < 0.05);***significant at 99% (p < 0.01)
aNumbers outside parentheses reflect parameter estimates, while numbers in parentheses reflect t-statistic values
bThe reader is requested to refer to Table 2 for a more detailed description of variables
cBinary variables