The informational content of subjective expectations for health service use

Table 1 Descriptive statistics (mean values)

Note: Sample size is 1,528. Couple refers to those in either registered marriages or de-facto relationships. University indicates highest qualification is bachelors degree or higher. Population values for age, sex, university, couple and employed are from the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census. APRA figures (June 2016) and the 2016 ABS Census have been used for PHI coverage. Population figures for income are weighted values from the 2015 wave of HILDA. t-tests for whether the sample mean equals the population mean treat the population mean as known. ^* p<0.10, ^** p<0.05, ^*** p<0.01

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