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Table 6 Coefficients and marginal effects at the means of the probit regression of supplemental private health insurance enrolment on the adjusted risk of hospitalization

From: Risk selection into supplemental private health insurance in China

 CoefficientMarginal effect at the means
Adjusted risk of hospitalization−1.668* (0.808)−0.108 (0.0563)
Live in rural area−0.338*** (0.100)−0.0219** (0.00772)
Age−0.0191*** (0.00544)−0.00124*** (0.000373)
Male−0.00874 (0.131)−0.000567 (0.00851)
Ever had condition
 High blood pressure0.0883 (0.130)0.00572 (0.00861)
 Diabetes−0.0383 (0.171)−0.00248 (0.0111)
 Cancer0.233 (0.324)0.0151 (0.0210)
 Lung disease−0.224 (0.160)−0.0145 (0.0106)
 Heart problem0.218 (0.122)0.0141 (0.00772)
 Stroke−0.781 (0.404)−0.0506 (0.0271)
 Psychiatric problem−0.518 (0.380)−0.0336 (0.0252)
 Arthritis−0.108 (0.112)−0.00698 (0.00731)
 Dyslipidaemia0.0710 (0.128)0.00460 (0.00829)
 Liver disease0.00233 (0.171)0.000151 (0.0111)
 Kidney disease0.561* (0.282)0.0364 (0.0198)
 Stomach/digestive disease−0.0249 (0.119)−0.00161 (0.00770)
 Asthma0.123 (0.222)0.00800 (0.0144)
 Memory problem0.687 (0.362)0.0446 (0.0244)
Household total wealth (in thousand Chinese ¥)0.00000234 (0.00000844)0.000000152 (0.000000545)
Annual personal income (in thousand Chinese ¥)0.00267 (0.00275)0.000173 (0.000182)
Smoke now−0.00990 (0.126)− 0.000642 (0.00816)
Drink alcohol daily or more often−0.157 (0.133)− 0.0102 (0.00888)
Have commercial pension1.051*** (0.282)0.0682*** (0.0184)
Education high school or above0.153 (0.136)0.00994 (0.00870)
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  1. Standard errors in parentheses
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001