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Table 3 Regression results ‘Fairness’

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

−0.029 (0.032)

Academic Discipline (Reference category: Philosophy/Religion)

Medicine

0.151 (0.146)

Law

0.207 (0.144)

Economics

0.217 (0.150)

Study terms × academic discipline (Reference: Study terms × philosophy/religion)

Study terms × medicine

0.076** (0.038)

Study terms × law

−0.042 (0.042)

Study terms × economics

0.068* (0.040)

FURTHER CONTROL VARIABLES

Serious illness among family or friends (Reference: no)

−0.122* (0.069)

Subj. health-consciousness (Reference: good)

bad

−0.199* (0.106)

Neutral

−0.001 (0.086)

Number of observations

1,088

Nagelkerke R2

0.051

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