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Table 2 Regression results ‘Standard of Care’

From: Does the perception of fairness and standard of care in the health system depend on the field of study? Results of an empirical analysis

Variable

Coefficient (standard error)

HYPOTHESES RELATED

Study terms

0.095*** (0.023)

Academic Discipline (Reference: Medicine)

Law

−0.212* (0.104)

Economics

−0.208* (0.114)

Philosophy/religion

−0.294* (0.151)

Study terms × academic discipline (Reference: Study terms × medicine)

Study terms × law

−0.167*** (0.036)

Study terms × economics

−0.063** (0.033)

Study terms × philosophy/religion

−0.098** (0.039)

FURTHER CONTROL VARIABLES

Gender (Reference: male)

−0.188*** (0.071)

Type of health insurance (Reference: SHI)

0.352*** (0.091)

Chronic disease (Reference: no)

−0.193* (0.099)

Subj. health status (Reference: good)

Bad

−0.380** (0.179)

Neutral

−0.113 (0.129)

Subj. health-consciousness (Reference: good)

 

Bad

−0.119 (0.109)

Neutral

−0.234*** (0.089)

Number of observations

1,088

Nagelkerke R2

0.111

  1. Insignificant control variables: nationality, children, age, serious illness among family or friends, acute disease, social commitment, parental schooling years.
  2. Significance levels denoted by *:10%, **:5%, ***:1% level [32, 33].
  3. SHI: statutory health insurance, Subj.: Subjective.