Table 3 OLS estimations for waiting times for specialist care. 2011–2013
From: Waiting times in healthcare: equal treatment for equal need?
Waiting times in specialist care | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|
Education | ||
No qualifications | Ref | |
Primary studies | -0.081 | -0.085 |
(0.055) | (0.055) | |
Secondary studies | -0.158*** | -0.163*** |
(0.037) | (0.038) | |
University studies | -0.169*** | -0.186*** |
(0.041) | (0.043) | |
Employment status | ||
Inactive | Ref | |
Retirement pensioner | 0.090 | 0.092 |
(0.089) | (0.088) | |
Unemployed | 0.129*** | 0.137*** |
(0.042) | (0.043) | |
Employed | 0.044 | 0.046 |
(0.054) | (0.054) | |
Gender | ||
Male | Ref | |
Female | 0.195*** | 0.196*** |
(0.028) | (0.029) | |
Severity | ||
Age (years) | ||
18 to 24 | Ref | |
35 to 44 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
(0.038) | (0.039) | |
45 to 64 | 0.012 | 0.002 |
(0.030) | (0.028) | |
65 to 75 | 0.005 | -0.010 |
(0.053) | (0.052) | |
75 or more | -0.191*** | -0.204*** |
(0.059) | (0.057) | |
Chronic illness | ||
Presence of chronic illness | 0.194*** | 0.192*** |
(0.037) | (0.037) | |
Specialist visits | ||
1 visit | Ref | |
2 visits | 0.030 | 0.032 |
(0.030) | (0.029) | |
3 or more visits | -0.176*** | -0.172*** |
(0.041) | (0.040) | |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | Ref | |
Rural | -0.027 | |
(0.042) | ||
Citizenship status | ||
Native Spanish | Ref | |
Spanish acquired | -0.158 | |
(0.133) | ||
Foreign | -0.103 | |
(0.077) | ||
Fluency | ||
High | Ref | |
Medium | 0.005 | |
(0.136) | ||
Low | -0.334 | |
(0.570) | ||
Private healthcare visits | ||
0 visits | Ref | |
1 to 2 visits | 0.167** | |
(0.077) | ||
3 or more visits | 0.018 | |
(0.071) | ||
Region fixed effects | Yes | Yes |
Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes |
Specialist FE | Yes | Yes |
Constant | 3.641*** | 3.650*** |
(0.069) | (0.074) | |
Observations | 6,825 | 6,825 |
R-squared | 0.045 | 0.047 |
AIC | 21556 | 21541 |
BIC | 21665 | 21650 |