Appendix Table 2.
First stage result from probit regression for becoming sick and hospitalized, India 2017-18
| Young | Adult | Older adult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.10* (−0.12,-0.09) | 0.01* (0.00,0.02) | 0.06* (0.01,0.10) |
| Age square | <0.01* (0.00,0.01) | <0.01 (0.00,<0.01) | <0.01 (0.00,<0.01) |
| Biological child of the household head (no®/yes) | 0.02 (−0.02,0.06) | −0.12* (−0.16,-0.08) | NA |
| Household head (no®/yes) | NA | −0.07* (−0.11,-0.04) | −0.08* (−0.14,-0.02) |
| Number of household member | −0.03* (−0.04,-0.01) | −0.01* (−0.01,0.00) | −0.01 (−0.00.02,0) |
| Number of member younger than five years | −0.06* (−0.09,-0.03) | −0.01 (−0.03,0.01) | 0.01 (−0.04,0.06) |
| Number of member 60 years and above | 0.04* (0.01,0.07) | −0.02* (−0.04,0.00) | 0.07* (0.02,0.12) |
| Household members using flush latrine (no®/yes) | <0.01 (−0.04,0.04) | <0.01 (−0.02,0.03) | 0.01 (−0.04,0.07) |
| Household members drinking piped water (no®/yes) | 0.03 (−0.02,0.08) | <0.01 (−0.03,0.02) | −0.03 (−0.08,0.02) |
| Household garbage disposed properly (no®/yes) | −0.06* (−0.11,-0.01) | 0.01 (−0.02,0.04) | 0.01 (−0.05,0.06) |
| Household using non-smoke fuel for cooking (no®/yes) | 0.02 (−0.02,0.06) | −0.03* (−0.06,0.00) | <0.01 (−0.06,0.05) |
Result is controlled for - age, age square, household members using flush latrine, household members drinking piped water, household garbage disposed properly, and household using non-smoke fuel for cooking; and factors affecting hospitalization/treatment seeking - biological child of the household head (only for young and adult), household head (only for adult and older adult), and number of household members, female, monthly per capita non-medical consumption expenditure, Scheduled Caste/Tribe, Hindu, rural residence, health expenditure cover; household head secondary education completed, household head regular salary/wage employee, household head currently pensioner/rentier/remittances recipients, female household head (only for young and adult); secondary education completed, regular salary/wage employee, pensioner/rentier/remittances recipients, household head, currently married (only for adult and older adult).
NA = Not applicable; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) is in parenthesis; State-level fixed effects included; *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.