The informational content of subjective expectations for health service use

Table 2 Mean realized probabilities vs. expected

	Past	Expected	Diff	P-value
	A. All sample (n=1,528)
Hospital	0.317	0.243	0.074	0.000
Dentist	0.573	0.527	0.046	0.004
Optometrist	0.477	0.425	0.052	0.001
Physiotherapist	0.270	0.241	0.029	0.042
Naturopath	0.048	0.089	-0.041	0.000
Massage therapist	0.176	0.186	-0.010	0.411
	B. Childless singles only (n=482)
Hospital	0.255	0.190	0.065	0.005
Dentist	0.527	0.496	0.031	0.288
Optometrist	0.384	0.384	-0.000	0.996
Physiotherapist	0.226	0.218	0.008	0.739
Naturopath	0.039	0.075	-0.035	0.002
Massage therapist	0.139	0.162	-0.023	0.259

Note: ‘Past’ is an indicator for if the person reported visiting the relevant health service provider in the last 12 months. ‘Expected’ is the expected probability of health service use in the next 12 months. P-values are based on standard paired t-tests.

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