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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Am Econ J Econ Policy. 2016 Aug;8(3):39–68. doi: 10.1257/pol.20120298

Table 3. Mandates Also Increased Other Mammography Screening Outcomes.

BRFSS 1987–2000, Adult Women 25–74, Scaled Mandate Specification

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Specification is Inline graphic State and year fixed effects (1) + linear state trends (2) + quadratic state trends DDD
Outcome is ↓
Mammogram in past year and last one was routine
Scaled mandate 0.050*** (0.013) 0.050*** (0.013) 0.055*** (0.014) 0.016** (0.007)
Adjusted R squared 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
N 691,488 691,488 691,488 691,488

Mammogram in past two years
Scaled mandate 0.056*** (0.016) 0.055*** (0.016) 0.060*** (0.017) 0.014* (0.008)
Adjusted R squared 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.29
N 693,154 693,154 693,154 693,154

Ever had a mammogram
Scaled mandate 0.044*** (0.012) 0.043*** (0.013) 0.045*** (0.013) 0.003 (0.008)
Adjusted R squared 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.34
N 695,109 695,109 695,109 695,109

Notes: Each entry shows the results from a separate regression model. The dependent variable in panel 1 is mammogram in past year and most recent one was routine screening mammogram, that in panel 2 is mammogram in past two years, and that in panel 3 is ever had a mammogram. All specifications in the table report coefficients on the Scaled Mandate variable. The mandate variable for the specification in panel 1 accounts for the share of the year preceding the interview that the law was in effect. The mandate variable for the specification in panel 2 accounts for the share of the two years preceding the interview that the law was in effect. The mandate variable for the specification in panel 3 accounts for whether a mandate has been implemented as of January of the survey year. See notes to Table 2 for additional control variables.

*

significant at 10%;

**

significant at 5%;

***

significant at 1%.

Standard errors throughout are clustered at the state level and estimates are weighted.