Table 2.
Log-linear regression of confirmed cases per million for 33 states and Union Territories in India
| Dependent variable: Log(Cases) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variables | |||||
| Constant | 9.170**(12.652) | 8.750**(12.003) | 8.739**(11.860) | 2.541(1.054) | 10.872** (27.839) |
| Log(PCNSDP) | 0.618**(3.262) | 0.190**(2.870) | |||
| Log(URBAN) | 0.324*(2.272) | 0.443**(2.860) | 0.335*(2.329) | ||
| Log(AGRI) | − 0.371*(− 3.489) | − 0.372**(− 3.809) | − 0.243(− 1.773) | − 0.277*(− 2.322) | |
| Log(BPL) | − 0.155*(− 2.200) | ||||
| Log(WFA) | − 0.363**(− 4.928) | ||||
| Log(URBAN)*Log(BPL) | − 0.044*(− 2.183) | ||||
| R square | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.66 |
| Adjusted R square | 0.56 | 055 | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.63 |
| F statistics | 14.75** | 14.73** | 14.05** | 29.79** | 28.90** |
| Durbin-Watson | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.12 | 1.99 | 2.12 |
Source: Estimated by the authors on the basis of secondary data
(1) Numbers in the parentheses are t ratios where HAC adjusted standard errors are used in all cases. **means significant at 1% level and **means significant at 5% level. (2) The total state level confirmed cases and tests per million population are for 21-02-2021