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Table 3 Perceived fairness: marginal effects of independent variables

From: Citizens’ opinions and experiences related to costs and reimbursements for medications in times of retrenchment: cross-sectional population surveys in 2015 and 2017

 

Agree

Disagree

Don’t know

 

AME

se

AME

se

AME

se

Group (ref: No Rx use)

Others with Rx use

0.026*

0.013

0.094***

0.014

-0.120***

0.014

Diabetes

0.027

0.018

0.186***

0.019

-0.213***

0.017

Eligibility

0.054***

0.016

0.117***

0.016

-0.171***

0.015

Survey year (ref: 2015)

2017

-0.083***

0.009

0.063***

0.009

0.019*

0.008

Gender (ref: Female)

Male

0.081***

0.009

-0.044***

0.009

-0.037***

0.008

Age (ref: 40–59 years)

18–39

0.125***

0.013

-0.156***

0.013

0.031**

0.011

60–69

0.003

0.012

0.019

0.013

-0.022*

0.010

70+

0.038**

0.013

-0.082***

0.014

0.044***

0.012

NUTS2 (ref: Western)

Helsinki-Uusimaa

< 0.001

0.012

-0.029*

0.013

0.029*

0.011

Southern

-0.006

0.013

0.004

0.013

0.003

0.011

Northern/Eastern

0.022

0.013

-0.002

0.013

-0.020

0.011

Survey type (ref: Postal survey)

Internet panel

0.025**

0.009

0.039***

0.010

-0.063***

0.008

n

10,801

 

Pseudo R-square

0.03

 

AIC

22,474

 

BIC

22,561

 
  1. Average marginal effects (AMEs), with standard error (se), of the independent variables on the probability of agreeing, disagreeing and being unsure with statement “reimbursements are fair and just”. Results are based on multinomial logistic regression (main effects). Rx = Prescription medications. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001