Table 2 Party-in-power estimates of linear regressions predicting 2012 level of privatization and health care expenditures by party elected in 2008 (controlling for incumbency, baseline privatization, HDI, and upper middle-class income)a
Party Elected In 2008 | Dental | X-rays | Ultrasounds | Hospital Beds | Outsourcing | Health Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEM | −0.86 (0.55) | −0.40 (1.02) | 1.12 (1.27) | −0.11 (1.16) | −0.35 (0.46) | −.69 (1.19) |
PDT | 0.15 (0.66) | 0.40 (1.21) | 1.43 (1.50) | −0.20 (1.33) | −0.23 (0.54) | −2.84* (1.40) |
PMDB | −0.02 (0.39) | −0.30 (0.71) | 0.32 (0.88) | 0.50 (0.79) | −0.45 (0.33) | −0.07 (0.84) |
PP | 0.21 (0.54) | 0.34 (0.97) | −0.81 (1.24) | −1.57 (1.10) | −1.00* (0.45) | −0.48 (1.16) |
PPS | −0.16 (1.03) | 1.51 (1.84) | −0.72 (2.27) | 1.60 (2.10) | 0.58 (.84) | −0.29 (2.20) |
PR | 0.26 (0.62) | −1.28 (1.11) | −2.45. (1.38) | 0.90 (1.23) | 0.06 (0.52) | 1.73 (1.35) |
PSB | 0.024 (0.68) | 0.80 (1.31) | 0.49 (1.45) | 0.02 (1.30) | 0.55· (0.57) | 1.05 (1.47) |
PSDB | −0.25 (0.46) | −1.67* (0.81) | −2.12* (1.03) | −0.67 (0.96) | 0.21 (0.38) | 2.02* (0.99) |
PT | 0.40 (0.52) | 0.09 (0.92) | 3.51** (1.14) | 0.32 (1.01) | 1.21** (0.44) | 0.11 (1.13) |
PTB | 0.24 (0.60) | 0.51 (1.17) | −0.77 (1.40) | −0.78 (1.25) | −0.58 (0.51) | −0.52 (1.30) |
F statistic | 40.28 | 71.60 | 209.84* | 43.86 | 191.80* | 114.11 |
Num. obs. | 4650 | 3075 | 2429 | 2987 | 4347 | 4476 |