Table 6 Effect of insurance on poverty

Insurance

−0.289***

−0.096

−0.225***

−0.075

(0.040)

(0.043)

Age

0.001

0.001

0.005***

0.002

(0.001)

(0.002)

Male

−0.200***

−0.069

−0.234***

−0.081

(0.041)

(0.042)

Household size

0.056***

0.019

0.058***

0.019

(0.008)

(0.008)

Rural locality

0.285***

0.101

0.290***

0.102

(0.041)

(0.041)

Year 2009

0.476***

0.161

0.436***

0.147

(0.034)

(0.035)

Good health status

−0.131

−0.046

−0.179*

−0.063

(0.078)

(0.079)

Use of out-patient services

0.019

0.006

0.114*

0.040

(0.047)

(0.052)

Use of in-patient services

0.406**

0.151

0.429**

0.160

(0.133)

(0.134)

Occupation: Farmer

−0.030

−0.101

−0.088

−0.029

(0.060)

(0.061)

 Government/Self employed

−0.264***

−0.089

−0.280***

−0.095

(0.060)

(0.060)

 Unemployed

0.322**

0.117

0.282**

0.102

(0.106)

(0.108)

Education: Primary

−0.241***

−0.079

−0.240***

−0.079

(0.052)

(0.052)

 Secondary

−0.356***

−0.119

−0.291***

−0.098

(0.046)

(0.049)

 Tertiary

−0.997***

−0.248

−0.811***

−0.216

(0.091)

(0.100)

Residual

−0.608***

−0.208

(0.136)

Constant

−0.408**

−0.363**

(0.126)

(0.127)

Observations

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