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Table 2 Findings from multiple regression

From: Predictors of high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure: an analysis using Bangladesh household income and expenditure survey, 2010

Variables

OLS β-coefficient

Linearized standard error

t-value

Significant level p > |t|

95% Confidence Intervals

Lower value

Upper value

Presence of chronic illness

·70

·05

13 · 78

0 · 000***

·60

·81

log of total household income

·20

·02

9 · 88

0 · 000***

·16

·24

Presence of health shock

·30

·15

2 · 03

0 · 04*

·01

·60

Proportion of illiterate members in the family

– · 11

·08

−1 · 52

0 · 13

– · 26

·03

Log of household durable goods

·01

·02

0 · 78

0 · 44

– · 02

·05

Family size

·02

·01

2 · 22

0 · 03*

·00

·04

Proportion of members age 60 and above

·05

·11

0 · 49

0 · 63

– · 16

·27

Proportion of under-five children

·22

·16

1 · 38

0 · 17

– · 09

·54

Proportion of female members

– · 02

·11

−0 · 19

0 · 85

– · 24

·20

Rural residence

– · 07

·07

−0 · 94

0 · 35

– · 22

·08

  1. ***significant < 0 · 001 level; *significant <0 · 05 level