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Table 6 Estimated effect of treatment (educational intervention) on willingness-to-pay (natural logged) for participating in health insurance

From: Impact of educational intervention on willingness-to-pay for health insurance: A study of informal sector workers in urban Bangladesh

Variables

Description

Coefficient (Std. Err.)

Treatment

Yes (ref = control)

0.338 (0.064) ***

Age

In years

- 0.003 (0.004)

Gender

Female (Ref = male)

−0.221 (0.172)

Marital status

Unmarried (ref = married)

0.127 (0.085)

 

Others (ref = married)

0.413 (0.385)

Household size

Number of household members

−0.018 (0.027)

Institutional educational level

Up to primary level (ref = less than one year)

−0.198 (0.083)**

More than primary level (ref = less than one year)

0.056 (0.096)

Household incomea)

Logged income per month

0.034 (0.043)

Illness in last 6 months

Illness of respondent or any household member

0.003 (0.099)

Location

Sub-district (ref= Metropolitan city)

0.119 (0.078)

 

District (ref= Metropolitan city)

−0.122 (0.078)

Occupation

Shop worker (ref= Rickshaw-puller)

−0.387 (0.097)***

 

Restaurant workers (ref= Rickshaw-puller)

−0.344 (0.084)***

Constant

 

3.402 (0.444)***

N

 

431

R-squared

 

0.156

F-value(14,146) (Prob>F)

 

5.50 (0.000)

Mean VIF (max)

 

1.66 (2.68)

BP/Cook-Weisberg test (p>ch2)

 

10.31 (0.001)

Ramsey RESET, F (p>F)

 

0.82 (0.486)

  1. Note: ***, ** and * denotes significant at 1%, 5% and 10% risk level respectively, a) Per equivalent adult (natural logged).