Table 2.
Estimation results with probit and bivariate analysis.
| Variables | Dichotomous choice | Dichotomous choice followed by an open-ended question | Multiple-bounded discrete choice | ||||||
| Probit (R2=0.2375; N=199) | Probit (R2=0.0863; N=230) | Bivariate (R2=0.0633; N=230) | Probit (R2=0.2807; N=1245) | ||||||
| Coefficient | T test (187) | Coefficient | T test (218) | Coefficient | T test (218) | Coefficient | T test (1233) | ||
| Bid | −0.000337a | −4.71b | −0.000111 | −1.67c | —d | — | −0.000573 | −17.17b | |
| Age (years) | −0.0264 | −1.54 | −0.0171 | −1.15 | −11.50 | −0.52 | −0.0279 | −4.43b | |
| Annual income | 0.00000310 | 0.69 | 0.00000509 | 1.00 | 0.00749 | 0.97 | 0.00000395 | 1.77 c | |
| University | 0.788 | 3.34 b | 0.423 | 2.08 e | 523.9 | 1.69 c | 0.343 | 3.61 b | |
| Very good health | 0.597 | 2.42 e | −0.0571 | −0.24 | −110.2 | −0.31 | 0.0157 | 0.15 | |
| Infertility problem | −0.165 | −0.43 | −0.113 | −1.07 | −170.3 | −1.08 | −0.202 | −1.36 | |
| Ovulation failure | 0.728 | 1.03 | 0.0395 | 0.29 | −34.94 | −0.17 | 0.384 | 1.39 | |
| Current smoker | 0.401 | 1.49 | −0.388 | −1.62 | −602.2 | −1.72c | 0.422 | 4.53 b | |
| Stressful job | 0.200 | 1.81 c | −0.0770 | −0.30 | 83.55 | 0.21 | −0.0546 | −0.49 | |
| Having a child is important | 0.470 | 2.1 e | 0.312 | 1.63 | 209.1 | 0.73 | 0.554 | 6.40 b | |
| Employee | 0.421 | 1.63 | 0.242 | 0.99 | 207.8 | 0.58 | 0.185 | 1.88 c | |
| Constant | 0.149 | 0.25 | 0.280 | 0.48 | 2218.5 | 2.60 b | 0.458 | 1.74 c | |
| Sigma | — | — | — | — | 1583.9 | 13.34 b | — | — | |
aItalics indicate that the term is statistically significant.
bP<.01.
cP<.1.
dNot applicable.
eP<.05.