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Table 3 Descriptive statistics

From: The evolution of socioeconomic health inequalities in Ecuador during a public health system reform (2006–2014)

 

2006

2014

Dependent variables

 Health status

  Self-reported illness or accident

0.55

(0.005)

0.48

(0.005)

 Health care utilization

  Any curative visit

0.39

(0.005)

0.49

(0.006)

  Public facility visit

0.40

(0.009)

0.62

(0.006)

 Socioeconomic status

  Income

345.77

(10.144)

426.72

(9.319)

Need control variables

 Age

  18–34

0.44

(0.004)

0.41

(0.004)

  35–44

0.20

(0.003)

0.20

(0.002)

  45–64

0.25

(0.003)

0.27

(0.003)

  65–74

0.06

(0.002)

0.07

(0.002)

  75 -

0.05

(0.002)

0.05

(0.001)

 Sex

0.48

(0.002)

0.48

(0.002)

 Restricted activity days

7.79

(0.169)

7.37

(0.160)

 Chronic condition

0.21

(0.008)

0.29

(0.009)

Non-need control variables

 Education

8.37

(0.092)

9.16

(0.077)

 Employment status

  Employed

0.58

(0.005)

0.51

(0.003)

  Underemployed

0.17

(0.004)

0.21

(0.004)

  Unemployed

0.03

(0.001)

0.03

(0.001)

  Economically inactive

0.22

(0.003)

0.25

(0.003)

 IESS affiliation

0.21

(0.006)

0.39

(0.005)

 Marital status

0.64

(0.004)

0.62

(0.004)

 Region

  Coastal region

0.46

(0.013)

0.50

(0.007)

  Highlands region

0.50

(0.014)

0.46

(0.006)

  Amazon region

0.04

(0.001)

0.04

(0.001)

 Rural

0.34

(0.013)

0.31

(0.009)

 Indigenous

0.07

(0.006)

0.07

(0.003)

 Household size

4.72

(0.035)

4.25

(0.021)

Sample size

32,469

 

66,418

 
  1. The variables are measured in decimal points, except for Income (real US dollars), restricted activity days (days), education (years of schooling) and household size (number of persons in the household). Standard errors are in parenthesis