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

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

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