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Table 10 Robustness checks

From: Does overcrowding and health insurance type impact patient outcomes in emergency departments?

 

IV Probit

IV Probit

 

(Days of the week controls)

(Weekend controls)

Time before Dr.

0.018495 *

0.017525 **

 

0.009713

0.008907

Private Ins.

-0.013979 ***

-0.013934 ***

 

0.002044

0.002009

Medicare

-0.007979 **

-0.008047 ***

 

0.002534

0.002511

No Insurance

0.004313 *

0.004189 *

 

0.002669

0.002642

Black

0.008335 *

0.008473 *

 

0.004844

0.004835

Hispanic

-0.004701

-0.004604

 

0.003760

0.003725

White

0.001012

0.001081

 

0.003886

0.003866

Male

0.010637 ***

0.010476 ***

 

0.002203

0.002124

Primary Dr.

-0.003377 *

-0.003541 *

 

0.001887

0.001870

Age

-0.000011

-0.000013

 

0.000059

0.000057

High Acuity

0.080573 ***

0.079769 ***

 

0.025137

0.024866

Monday

0.002701

 
 

0.004060

 

Tuesday

-0.001105

 
 

0.003871

 

Wednesday

0.001881

 
 

0.003504

 

Thursday

0.006232 *

 
 

0.003264

 

Friday

0.007148 **

 
 

0.003305

 

Saturday

0.002150

 
 

0.003246

 

Weekend

 

-0.0024655

  

0.0024646

Wald χ 2

228

221

  1. *, ** and *** indicate a 1%, 5% and 10% significance level. Standard errors are robust. The complete sample for reported regressions has 31,359 patients.
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