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Table 3 Multivariate estimation results

From: Explaining regional variations in health care utilization between Swiss cantons using panel econometric models

Estimation technique

FEM

FEM

REM

FEM

FEM

REM

 

General. practi-tioners basic services AZG

Specialist doctors basic services AZS

Hospital inpatient hospital days HOS

Hospital outpatient consul-tations AMB

Drugs outpatient costs MED

Nursing homes days of stay SOM

Density of general practitioners GRU

0.042*** (0.0036)

0.002 (0.0022)

-0.0003 (0.0036)

-0.017*** (0.0046)

1.379*** (0.4920)

0.020** (0.0081)

Density of specialist doctors SPZ

0.013*** (0.0038)

0.020*** (0.0024)

0.001 (0.0038)

-0.004 (0.0049)

1.322** (0.5218)

-0.026*** (0.0086)

Density of hospital beds BED

-0.0001*** (0.0002)

-0.00007 (0.0001)

0.0003 (0.0002)

-0.00001 (0.0002)

0.022 (0.0257)

0.001** (0.0004)

Share of hospital outpatient costs PAM

0.012** (0.0057)

0.004 (0.0036)

-0.0001 (0.0081)

0.059*** (0.0074)

-0.935 (0.7881)

-0.060*** (0.0159)

Population 65+/85+ ALT65/ALT85 1)

0.004 (0.0033)

0.002 (0.0021)

0.011*** (0.0026)

0.020*** (0.0043)

-0.644 (0.4610)

0.175*** 1) (0.0218)

Population density POP

0.259*** (0.0772)

0.116** (0.0486)

0.013** (0.0061)

0.209 (0.1164)

-22.629** (10.6982)

-0.025 (0.0159)

Unemployment rate ALQ

-0.019*** (0.0031)

-0.015*** (0.0020)

0.014*** (0.0040)

-0.023*** (0.0047)

1.348*** (0.4308)

0.020** (0.0083)

Average cantonal income VEL

0.390*** (0.1416)

0.083 (0.089)

0.128 (0.1440)

-0.031 (0.1847)

14.903 (19.6131)

0.716** (0.3266)

Share of higher deductibles FRA

0.001*** (0.0004)

0.001*** (0.0002)

-0.00004 (0.0004)

0.001** (0.0005)

-0.132*** (0.0487)

0.003*** (0.0009)

Alternative MHI-plans MOD

-0.001** (0.0004)

0.0003 (0.0002)

0.0002 (0.0005)

-0.001 (0.0005)

-0.213*** (0.0511)

0.0000 (0.0001)

Share of Latin-speaking pop. LAT

omitted

omitted

0.0001 (0.0002)

omitted

omitted

-0.002*** (0.0004)

Trend variable TRD

-0.016 (0.0105)

-0.021*** (0.0066)

-0.047*** (0.0124)

0.022 (0.0137)

15.121*** (1.4550)

0.153*** (0.0255)

  1. Source: own calculations.
  2. Standard error in parenthesis. *** = significant at 0.01%, ** = significant at 0.05%; omitted = FEM can only estimate coefficients for variables that vary over time.
  3. 1) To estimate the utilization of nursing homes, the population 85 years and older is used.