Table 4 Quantile regression for waiting times for specialist care (2011–2013)
From: Waiting times in healthcare: equal treatment for equal need?
Waiting time for specialist | Q(0.10) | Q(0.25) | Q(0.50) | Q(0.75) | Q(0.90) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | |||||
Primary | -0.132 | -0.137 | 0.0076 | -0.0272 | 0.0484 |
Secondary | -0.273 | -0.292** | -0.0872 | -0.0793 | 0.00000643 |
University | -0.198 | -0.279* | -0.163* | -0.138 | -0.0832 |
Employment status | |||||
Retired | 0.0059 | 0.0901 | 0.095 | 0.119 | 0.0693 |
Unemployed | 0.219 | 0.173** | 0.0876 | 0.119* | 0.0883 |
Employed | -0.0839 | 0.0613 | 0.0336 | 0.101* | 0.107 |
Gender | |||||
Female | 0.272*** | 0.203*** | 0.168*** | 0.163*** | 0.0919*** |
Age (years) | |||||
35 to 44 | 0.0672 | 0.00655 | 0.00591 | -0.0482 | -0.111 |
45 to 64 | 0.147 | -0.0243 | -0.0154 | -0.05 | -0.0659 |
65 to 74 | 0.00495 | -0.007 | -0.077 | -0.0326 | -0.037 |
75 or more | -0.121 | -0.328* | -0.186* | -0.166 | -0.0793 |
Chronic illness | |||||
Presence of chronic illness | 0.111 | 0.177*** | 0.210*** | 0.196*** | 0.166*** |
Number of visits to GP | |||||
2 visits | 0.260*** | 0.135* | 0.0496 | -0.0202 | -0.0831* |
3 or more visits | 0.00921 | -0.0911 | -0.148*** | -0.249*** | -0.256*** |
Area of residence | |||||
Rural | -0.0599 | -0.0501 | -0.0517 | 0.0199 | 0.0186 |
Citizenship status | |||||
Spanish | -0.0694 | -0.231 | -0.00478 | -0.0968 | -0.161 |
Foreign | -0.285 | -0.0824 | -0.145 | -0.183** | -0.201* |
Private consultations | |||||
1 or 2 visits | 0.121* | 0.161* | 0.146** | 0.154* | 0.053 |
3 or more visits | -0.45 | 0.00697 | 0.145 | 0.0977 | 0.0126 |
Fluency | |||||
Medium | 0.0619 | -0.063 | 0.159 | 0.137 | 0.235 |
Low | -1.662 | -0.915 | -0.0364 | 0.132 | -0.0103 |
Specialist fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Region fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Constant | 3.636*** | 3.221*** | 3.788*** | 4.313*** | 4.968*** |