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. 2018 Sep 20;34(1):346–369. doi: 10.1002/hpm.2643

Table 4.

Willingness to pay of the general sample (binary probit regression and linear regression)

Independent Variables Willing to Pay for Health Insurance (1 = Yes, 0 = No) Binary Probit Regression, N = 295 Exact Amount of Payment Stated in MMK (1000 MMK = 0.81 USD) Linear Regression, N = 295
Coef. SE Margin SE Coef. SE
Age −0.004 0.007 −0.001 0.002 −18.867** 7.577
Gender −0.172 0.203 −0.047 0.055 −673.299** 220.667
What is your primary occupation activity at present? −0.042 0.199 −0.012 0.054 −308.801 218.504
What is your highest educational level? −0.028 0.211 −0.008 0.058 218.625 224.829
What is your civil status at present? 0.138 0.210 0.038 0.057 −362.620 234.192
How would you rate your overall health status at present? −0.295* 0.152 −0.081* 0.041 −14.890 154.017
How many adult persons (age 18 or higher) are there in your household? 0.001 0.022 0.000 0.005 −12.501 17.992
How many children (under the age 18) are there in your household? 0.052 0.095 0.014 0.026 120.886 96.972
Considering the income of all household members and all sources of income (eg, wages, social welfare, pensions, rents, fees, etc.), what is your average net monthly household income? −0.002 0.003 −0.001 0.001 7.465** 2.880
Which of the following is true regarding your current household income? 0.122 0.254 0.033 0.069 −485.429 276.141
Knowledge of health insurance −0.312 0.200 −0.085 0.055 −303.446 161.178
Experience of health insurance −0.068 0.547 −0.019 0.149 −486.965 522.607
Currently registered in any kind of health insurance 0.430 0.768 0.117 0.210 583.840 864.056
Having health insurance could prevent financial hardship if you get sick? −0.076 0.167 −0.021 0.046 14.864 187.416
Return from health insurance is high when you get sick. 0.249 0.139 0.068 0.038 217.360 148.321
I do not expect to spend money for seeking health care this year because I am healthy. 0.212* 0.087 0.058* 0.024 161.248 92.597
Insurance benefits are higher than the cost of insurance and of giving user fees. 0.099 0.135 0.027 0.037 −131.852 136.403
I trust health insurance system. 0.584** 0.137 0.160** 0.038 537.611** 152.088
I would prefer to pay at the time of illness instead of paying for insurance. 0.012 0.053 0.003 0.0144 3.948 17.362
Cons −2.087 1.707 2315.974 1978.944
LR χ2 = 58.89
Prob > χ2 = 0.000
Pseudo R 2 = 0.184
Prob > F = 0.000
R‐squared = 0.182
Adj R‐squared = 0.126
Root MSE = 1662.7
*

P < 0.05;

**

P < 0.01.