Table 6 Estimated impact on health care utilization
Cross-section 2004 | Panel 2002–2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Average for treated | Average for untreated | Single difference in averages | % difference | Boot-strapped Std. Err. | P-value | Double differences/differences-in-differences (absolute) |
No. of outpatient (OP) visits in the 12-month recall period | 0.818 | 0.786 | 0.033 | 4% | 0.060 | 0.585 | 0.06 |
no. of OP visits at commune level clinics | 0.380 | 0.308 | 0.072 | 23% | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.10 |
no. of OP visits at district hospital | 0.144 | 0.078 | 0.066 | 85% | 0.022 | 0.003 | Not available |
no. of OP visits at provincial/central hospital | 0.051 | 0.029 | 0.022 | 74% | 0.009 | 0.018 | Not available |
no. of OP visits at govt. hospital | 0.195 | 0.107 | 0.088 | 82% | 0.025 | 0.000 | 0.08 |
no. of OP visits at private facility | 0.222 | 0.357 | -0.135 | -38% | 0.039 | 0.000 | -0.12 |
No. of inpatient (IP) admissions in the 12-month recall period | 0.125 | 0.118 | 0.007 | 6% | 0.012 | 0.557 | 0.00 |
no. of IP admissions at commune level clinics | 0.026 | 0.037 | -0.010 | -28% | 0.004 | 0.020 | 0.00 |
no. of IP admissions at district hospital | 0.060 | 0.038 | 0.023 | 60% | 0.008 | 0.003 | Not available |
no. of IP admissions at provincial/central hospital | 0.035 | 0.038 | -0.002 | -6% | 0.006 | 0.721 | Not available |
no. of IP admissions at govt. hospital | 0.096 | 0.075 | 0.021 | 27% | 0.011 | 0.065 | 0.02 |