The unequal effects of austerity measures between income-groups on the access to healthcare: a quasi-experimental approach

Table 3 DDD-Estimates: the impact of the reduction in health expenditures on UMN over countries and between income groups, 2008–2014

	Iceland		Ireland
	β	(SE)	Β	(SE)
Income quintile 2	−0.0196**	(0.0005)	0.0029**	(0.0002)
Income quintile 3	−0.0162*	(0.0019)	0.0160**	(0.0003)
Income quintile 4	−0.0183**	(0.0007)	0.0058*	(0.0006)
Income quintile 5 (highest)	−0.0351**	(0.0011)	0.0005	(0.0005)
Control country	Sweden		United Kingdom
Control variables	yes		yes
Clustered robust SE (country / year)	yes		yes

Source: Authors' analysis of EU-SILC 2008 and 2014
Reference category: quintile 1
Unmet medical needs limited to reasons due to situations related to an economic crisis (due costs, waiting lists, or travel difficulties)
SE standard error
*p < 0.01; **p < 0.001

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