Table 6 Results of the ordered probit regressions for the pooled database
From: Some microeconometric evidence on the relationship between health and income
Variables | Absolute Income | IIH | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypothesis | Strong Version | Weak Version | |
Income | \(\underset {(4.74\text {e-}08)}{1.41\text {e-}06^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(4.34\text {e-}08)}{1.94\text {e-}06^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(4.76\text {e-}08)}{1.16\text {e-}06^{{ ***}}}\) |
Income squared | \(\underset {(1.14\text {e-}14)}{-1.78\text {e-}13^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(1.13\text {e-}14)}{-2.39\text {e-}13^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(1.12\text {e-}14)}{-1.46\text {e-}13^{{ ***}}}\) |
Quintiles of income: Reference - Q5 | |||
Quintile 1 | \(\underset {(0.019)}{-0.379^{{ ***}}}\) | ||
Quintile 2 | \(\underset {(0.019)}{-0.288^{{ ***}}}\) | ||
Quintile 3 | \(\underset {(0.019)}{-0.184^{{ ***}}}\) | ||
Quintile 4 | \(\underset {(0.018)}{-0.115^{{ ***}}}\) | ||
Index of inequalities (II) - Theil | \(\underset {(0.018)}{-0.473^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.038)}{-0.567^{{ ***}}}\) | |
Interaction quintile 1 and II | \(\underset {(0.053)}{0.121^{{ *}}}\) | ||
Interaction quintile 2 and II | \(\underset {(0.053)}{0.054}\) | ||
Interaction quintile 3 and II | \(\underset {(0.052)}{-0.012}\) | ||
Interaction quintile 4 and II | \(\underset {(0.052)}{0.053}\) | ||
Interaction quintile 5 and II | Reference | ||
GDP | \(\underset {(3.03\text {e-}07)}{0.0002^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(3.06\text {e-}07)}{0.0002^{{ ***}}}\) | |
Age | \(\underset {(0.003)}{-0.014^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.003)}{-0.018^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.003)}{-0.015^{{ ***}}}\) |
Age squared | \(\underset {(0.00002)}{-0.0001^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.0002)}{-0.0001^{{ **}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.00002)}{-0.0006^{{ ***}}}\) |
Years of education | \(\underset {(0.001)}{0.021^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.0005)}{0.019^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.001)}{0.017^{{ ***}}}\) |
Gender =1 if women | \(\underset {(0.005)}{-0.055^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.005)}{-0.057^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.005)}{-0.050^{{ ***}}}\) |
Marital Status: Reference - Married | |||
Registered partnership | \(\underset {(0.017)}{-0.060^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.017)}{-0.030^{{ *}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.017)}{-0.026}\) |
Married, not living with spouse | \(\underset {(0.009)}{-0.098^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{-0.087^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{-0.091^{{ ***}}}\) |
Never married | \(\underset {(0.014)}{-0.127^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.013)}{-0.108^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.014)}{-0.027^{{ **}}}\) |
Divorced | \(\underset {(0.011)}{-0.079^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.011)}{-0.062^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.011)}{0.016}\) |
Widowed | \(\underset {(0.009)}{-0.046^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{-0.055^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.026^{{ ***}}}\) |
Waves: Reference - Wave 5 | |||
Wave 1 | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.139^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.431^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.469^{{ ***}}}\) |
Wave 2 | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.094^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.247^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.009)}{0.272^{{ ***}}}\) |
Wave 4 | \(\underset {(0.006)}{-0.024^{{ ***}}}\) | \(\underset {(0.006)}{-0.001}\) | \(\underset {(0.006)}{0.003}\) |
Cut-point μ 1 | \(\underset {(0.104)}{-2.494}\) | \(\underset {(0.104)}{-1.960}\) | \(\underset {(0.105)}{-1.976}\) |
Cut-point μ 2 | \(\underset {(0.104)}{-1.46}\) | \(\underset {(0.105)}{-0.952}\) | \(\underset {(0.105)}{-0.962}\) |
Cut-point μ 3 | \(\underset {(0.104)}{-0.378}\) | \(\underset {(0.104)}{0.106}\) | \(\underset {(0.105)}{0.102}\) |
Cut-point μ 4 | \(\underset {(0.104)}{0.455}\) | \(\underset {(0.104)}{0.919}\) | \(\underset {(0.105)}{0.919}\) |