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Table 7 Marginal effects of factors influencing WTP values

From: Assessing willingness to pay for health care quality improvements

Independent

variable

Geographical proximity

Waiting time

Attitude of hospital staff

Seeing the same doctor

Doctor-patient relationship

Drug availability

Chance of recovery

β′

β″

β′

β″

β′

β″

β′

β″

β′

β″

β′

β″

β′

β″

GPVFAR

0.39***

30.65***

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

GPFAR

0.24***

18.87***

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

GPAVG

0.16**

10.73**

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WTVLONG

-

-

0.31***

19.96***

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WTLONG

-

-

0.28***

18.60***

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WTAVG

-

-

0.18**

12.32

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WTNLONG

-

-

0.06

3.47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ATTDVBAD

-

-

-

-

0.09

4.54

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ATTDBAD

-

-

-

-

−0.23**

−7.68**

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ATTDGOOD

-

-

-

-

−0.21***

−9.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SAMNEVER

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.19***

13.46*

-

-

-

-

-

-

SAMRARE

-

-

-

-

-

-

−0.30**

−12.62***

-

-

-

-

-

-

SAMEOFTN

-

-

-

-

-

-

−0.05

−2.64

-

-

-

-

-

-

DPRSC

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

−0.002**

−0.62**

-

-

-

-

DRUGNONE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.21***

56.03***

-

-

DRUGSOME

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.06

19.84

-

-

RECOVSC

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

−0.007***

−1.67***

SEX

0.02

1.17

0.04

2.52

−0.002

−0.10

−0.02

−1.44

−0.03

−8.39

0.04

13.11

−0.08**

−17.64**

AGE

−0.003***

−0.21***

−0.002*

−0.12*

−0.002

−0.08

−0.003**

−0.16**

−0.001*

−0.34*

0.0001

0.03

−0.0006

−0.13

EDUC

0.005

0.31

0.01*

0.54

0.0009

0.03

0.003

0.16

−0.004

−0.90

−0.002

−0.81

−0.001

−0.22

INCOME

1.13e-06

0.00006

1.88e-06

0.00009

2.67e-06

0.0001

6.7e-06***

0.0003***

6.23e-06***

0.001***

4.09e-06***

0.001***

5.26e-06***

0.001***

LOCATION

−0.06

−4.04

0.01

0.96

−0.40

−1.61

0.01

0.90

−0.05

−12.78

−0.05

−16.47

−0.03

−8.34

NATURE

−0.02

−1.18

−0.13**

−7.24**

−0.13**

−5.23**

−0.13**

−6.80**

0.07**

17.77**

−0.03

−10.21

0.05

11.94

REASON

−0.05

−3.34

0.005

0.27

0.03

1.54

−0.04

−2.11

−0.03

−6.75

−0.03

−9.27

−0.02

−4.90

  1. Notes: β′ is the marginal effects for the probability of being uncensored and β″ is the marginal effects for the expected WTP value conditional on being uncensored: E (WTP | WTP > 0). *P < 0.10; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01.