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Table 6 Results of hausman test for independence of irrelevant alternatives

From: Health Uninsurance in rural America: a partial equilibrium analysis

 

Coefficients

  

B

(B) All Categories

b- (B) difference

Sqrt (diag (V_b -V_B)) S.E.

Years of experience

−0.0292

− 0.0277

− 0.0015

0.0044

Age of operator

0.0120

0.0247

−0.0047

0.0089

Number of dependents

2.2541

−0.2038

1.3326

1.0852

Net worth

−1.3334

−0.4270

−0.9064

0.7207

Annual healthcare cost

−4.9046

−2.4750

− 2.4296

2.0015

Total Assets

0.7113

0.3697

0.3416

0.5194

Desire for dental coverage

−3.1500

−1.6047

−1.5453

1.3602

Desire for vision coverage

−0.0746

−0.0946

−0.1692

0.1513

Health risk attitude

0.1899

0.0479

0.1420

0.0741

Crop risk attitude

0.2560

0.2379

0.0181

0.0449

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

4.3067

3.8538

0.4530

0.9069

Some College

−13.1221

−5.9414

−7.1807

5.5785

College Graduate

−17.1068

−7.8900

−9.2168

7.0984

Significant Health Condition in past 5 years

32.7062

22.6988

10.0074

1490.9540

Constant

18.8889

−1.9743

20.8633

1491.017

Chi (5) = 1.44 Prob >chi2 = 0.9199

Null hypothesis: Difference in coefficients is not systematic

  1. b = consistent under Ho and Ha; obtained from multinomial logit
  2. B = inconsistent under Ha, efficient under Ho; obtained from multinomial logit