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Table 9 Robustness checks

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

 

IV Probit

IV Probit

 

Average Dr. &

Outcome Excludes

 

Overcrowing as IV

Death

Time before Dr.

0.023871 **

0.023329 **

 

0.008173

0.008810

Private Ins.

-0.015177 ***

-0.015115 ***

 

0.002195

0.002223

Medicare

-0.008323 **

-0.008313 **

 

0.002714

0.002686

No Insurance

0.004580 *

0.004542 *

 

0.002738

0.002734

Black

0.008966 *

0.008954 *

 

0.005044

0.005024

Hispanic

-0.005652

-0.005597

 

0.003863

0.003854

White

0.001371

0.001380

 

0.004047

0.004027

Male

0.010783 ***

0.010714 ***

 

0.002178

0.002217

Primary Dr.

-0.003364 *

-0.003335 *

 

0.001950

0.001947

Age

-0.000014

-0.000016

 

0.000056

0.000057

High Acuity

-0.001582

-0.001541

 

0.001784

0.001781

Wald χ 2

214.47

212.98

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