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Table 4 Results of modeling WTP: objection to pay, inability to pay, and level of positive WTP

From: Willingness to pay for physician services at a primary contact in Ukraine: results of a contingent valuation study

Dependent variable

Objection to pay Random effect logit

Inability to pay Random effect logit

WTP level Random effect linear

1= object, unable and object

1= unable, unable and object

LN (WTP Positive)

0= unable, WTP>0

0= object, WTP>0

Full model

Reduced model

Full model

Reduced model

Full model

Reduced model

Coeff.

(S.E.)

Coeff.

(S.E.)

Coeff.

(S.E.)

Coeff.

(S.E.)

Coeff.

(S.E.)

Coeff.

(S.E.)

 

Specialization of a physician: 0 = GP 1 = Specialist

0.185

(0.212)

  

−0.689*

(0.301)

−0.727*

(0.286)

0.143*

(0.034)

0.138*

(0.033)

 

Quality/access characteristics: 0 = Basic characteristics

−4.411*

(0.360)

−4.681*

(0.359)

−1.210*

(0.316)

−1.120*

(0.296)

0.366*

(0.045)

0.362*

(0.045)

1 = Improved characteristics

Age

            
 

aged 18-34

−0.086

(0.560)

  

−0.584

(1.082)

−0.319

(0.912)

0.132

(0.134)

  
 

aged 35-54

ref.

   

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

   
 

aged 55+

−0.223

(0.591)

  

2.082*

(1.032)

1.633*

(0.731)

−0.156

(0.143)

  

Sex

            
 

female

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

   
 

male

−0.506

(0.459)

  

−1.060

(0.831)

  

0.051

(0.109)

  

Place of residence

            
 

village

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

   
 

town (to 100)/small city (to 500)

−0.894**

(0.476)

  

0.165

(0.771)

  

0.068

(0.114)

  
 

big city (500+) and capital

−0.528

(0.581)

  

1.406

(0.993)

  

0.001

(0.141)

  

Education level

            
 

primary or no education

−0.281

(0.579)

  

0.354

(0.838)

  

−0.089

(0.145)

−0.198

(0.132)

 

secondary education

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

 

ref.

 
 

higher education or sc. degree

−0.117

(0.537)

  

0.378

(0.928)

  

0.186

(0.126)

0.220**

(0.118)

Health status

            
 

absolutely sick to bad

0.278

(0.643)

  

0.964

(0.897)

  

0.135

(0.157)

  
 

fair

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

   
 

good to perfect

0.318

(0.532)

  

−0.989

(0.927)

  

−0.139

(0.128)

  

Voluntary insurance policy

            
 

no voluntary insurance

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

 

ref.

 
 

has voluntary health insurance

−0.751

(0.975)

  

−33.337

(>3x105)

  

0.535*

(0.216)

0.448*

(0.208)

Size of the house hold

            
 

1 member (alone)

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

   
 

2+ members

0.663

(0.690)

  

0.193

(1.021)

  

−0.147

(0.168)

  

Number of children in the household

           
 

No children in the household

ref.

   

ref.

   

ref.

   
 

1+ children in the household

0.616

(0.491)

  

1.713**

(0.956)

  

−0.044

(0.116)

  

Share of household members who do not earn

          
 

<= half of household not working

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

   
 

> half of household not working

−1.102*

(0.488)

−1.039*

(0.425)

1.748*

(0.800)

2.561*

(0.685)

−0.016

(0.115)

  

Income (descriptive)

            
 

not sufficient

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

   
 

meets the need

−0.521

(0.493)

−0.695

(0.468)

−2.402*

(0.827)

−2.505*

(0.697)

0.115

(0.123)

  
 

allows saving

−0.979

(0.652)

−1.633*

(0.579)

−4.925*

(1.408)

−5.334*

(1.293)

0.059

(0.151)

  

Experience in visiting and paying

            
 

did not visit

−0.263

(0.569)

  

0.684

(1.005)

0.393

(0.881)

0.032

(0.135)

0.009

(0.123)

 

visited did not pay

−0.055

(0.472)

  

0.886

(0.752)

1.537*

(0.701)

−0.208**

(0.114)

−0.219*

(0.110)

 

visited and paid

ref.

   

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

ref.

 

Level of income, UAH

0.000

(0.000)

  

0.000

(0.000)

  

70.6*(32.2) x10-6

67.3*(26.2)x10-6

Constant term

2.405*

(0.893)

2.545*

(0.462)

−3.931*

(1.397)

−4.331*

(0.812)

3.001*

(0.217)

2.945*

(0.115)

Residuals' statistics

            
 

/lnsig2u

1.968

 

2.148

 

2.630

 

2.703

 

-

 

-

 
 

sigma_u

2.675

 

2.927

 

3.725

 

3.863

 

0.649

 

0.644

 
 

sigma_e

        

0.364

 

0.361

 
 

rho

0.685

 

0.723

 

0.808

 

0.819

 

0.761

 

0.761

 

Model fit

            
 

Number of obs

 

989

 

1150

 

989

 

1133

 

499

 

513

 

Wald chi2

 

150.73

 

170.43

 

43.73

 

49

 

117.3

 

115.9

  

Ll

−449.9

Ll

−518.8

Ll

−260.4

Ll

−295.5

R2 w-in

0.229

R2 w-in

0.232

  

AIC

943.87

AIC

1049.7

AIC

564.8

AIC

612.9

btw

0.145

btw

0.119

  

BIC

1051.6

BIC

1080

BIC

672.5

BIC

668.3

ov-all

0.146

ov-all

0.123

  1. Significance level: * p< 0.05; ** 0.05≤ p ≤0.10; ref. – reference group.