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. 2019 Oct 29;21(2):251–259. doi: 10.1007/s10198-019-01124-4

Table 3.

Robustness checks

General health check Mammography PSA test
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Estimate S. e. Mean N Estimate S. e. Mean N Estimate S. e. Mean N
Baseline results 0.039*** (0.008) 0.187 181,496 0.027** (0.008) 0.172 73,336 0.022** (0.007) 0.079 102,949
Robustness checks
 3-Year windows 0.042*** (0.009) 0.257 120,552 0.023** (0.008) 0.260 44,887 0.013 (0.008) 0.111 72,166
 Including short-term movers 0.036*** (0.007) 0.180 209,438 0.023*** (0.007) 0.158 87,213 0.019** (0.007) 0.076 115,828
 Data since 2005 0.042*** (0.011) 0.191 115,275 0.031** (0.009) 0.172 46,037 0.021* (0.009) 0.080 66,031
 Past 5 years’ health care 0.032** (0.008) 0.188 168,441 0.027*** (0.008) 0.172 67,743 0.019** (0.007) 0.079 95,865
 Screening experience 0.056* (0.022) 0.432 30,598 0.026 (0.026) 0.520 11,167 0.113* (0.048) 0.517 6,308
 Non-screener 0.035*** (0.008) 0.137 150,898 0.027*** (0.007) 0.109 62,169 0.013* (0.007) 0.050 96,641

This table summarizes the robustness check results using different samples and specifications as indicated at the very left. Each estimate in columns (1), (5), and (9) comes from a separate regression and shows the effect of peer behavior on individual screening participation. Columns (3), (7), and (9) show the mean of the dependent variable, and columns (4), (8), and (12) show the number of observations. All regressions control for past healthcare utilization (screening participation, outpatient expenditure, days in hospital), wage, age, place of residence, job type, business sector, firm location, firm size, and year of job move. Standard errors clustered at the firm level are shown in parentheses, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, and ***p<0.001