From: The effects of compulsory health insurance on birth outcomes: evidence from China’s UEBMI scheme
Premature (< 37 weeks) | Low Birth Weight (< 2500 g) | Very Low Birth Weight (< 1500) | Low Apgar Score (<7 scores) | Abnormal health condition at birth (AHCAB) | ||||||
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Marginal effects | P-value | Marginal effects | P-value | Marginal effects | P-value | Marginal effects | P-value | Marginal effects | P-value | |
Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
UEBMI coverage | −0.011*** | (<0.001) | − 0.009*** | (< 0.001) | − 0.002*** | (<0.001) | − 0.002*** | (<0.001) | − 0.056*** | (< 0.001) |
Age | − 0.005** | (0.001) | − 0.003** | (0.005) | − 0.000 | (0.508) | − 0.001 | (0.052) | 0.014*** | (< 0.001) |
Age square | 0.000*** | (<0.001) | 0.000** | (0.001) | 0.000 | (0.415) | 0.000* | (0.042) | −0.000*** | (< 0.001) |
Employed | −0.009*** | (<0.001) | −0.006** | (0.003) | −0.000 | (0.767) | −0.001 | (0.308) | 0.002 | (0.658) |
Ethnic status | −0.002 | (0.676) | −0.005 | (0.241) | −0.001 | (0.533) | 0.000 | (0.830) | 0.014 | (0.112) |
Nationality | 0.005 | (0.675) | −0.014 | (0.241) | 0.002 | (0.312) | −0.006 | (0.320) | −0.054* | (0.031) |
Marriage status | −0.028 | (0.056) | −0.038** | (0.009) | −0.007 | (0.209) | −0.009 | (0.173) | −0.024 | (0.317) |
Migrant status | 0.007*** | (<0.001) | 0.008*** | (< 0.001) | 0.002*** | (<0.001) | 0.001* | (0.016) | −0.002 | (0.362) |
Gravidity | 0.004*** | (<0.001) | 0.001 | (0.079) | 0.001*** | (<0.001) | 0.000 | (0.250) | 0.006*** | (< 0.001) |
Parity | −0.012*** | (<0.001) | − 0.018*** | (< 0.001) | − 0.002*** | (<0.001) | − 0.002*** | (< 0.001) | − 0.064*** | (< 0.001) |
C-section | 0.045*** | (<0.001) | 0.043*** | (< 0.001) | 0.003*** | (<0.001) | 0.001* | (0.011) | 0.016*** | (< 0.001) |
High-risk pregnancy | 0.038*** | (<0.001) | 0.029*** | (< 0.001) | 0.004*** | (<0.001) | 0.004*** | (< 0.001) | 0.073*** | (< 0.001) |
Pregnancy complications | 0.030*** | (< 0.001) | 0.036*** | (< 0.001) | 0.003*** | (<0.001) | −0.001 | (0.196) | 0.229*** | (< 0.001) |
Any condition (gestational diabetes, hypertension, anemia) | −0.036*** | (< 0.001) | −0.031*** | (< 0.001) | − 0.004*** | (<0.001) | −0.004*** | (<0.001) | − 0.148*** | (< 0.001) |
Observations (N) | 160,429 | 160,429 | 160,429 | 160,429 | 160,429 |