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Table 9 Crowding out effect of health expenditure with control variables (Poor household)

From: Out- Of- Pocket health expenditure and household consumption patterns in Benin: Is there a crowding out effect?

 

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VARIABLES

Education

Food

Clothing

Alcohol

Trans & com

Housing

OOP Health expenditure

-0.143**

-0.236

0.048

-0.035

-0.096

0.092

 

(0.072)

(0.174)

(0.055)

(0.033)

(0.118)

(0.057)

Total expenditure

-0.633

10.466***

-3.585***

-0.435

-1.558

0.255

 

(1.613)

(3.878)

(1.238)

(0.728)

(2.628)

(1.283)

Total expenditure square

0.018

-0.392**

0.138***

0.013

0.064

-0.007

 

(0.064)

(0.154)

(0.049)

(0.029)

(0.104)

(0.051)

Total expenditure_ OOP health exp

0.022*

0.041

-0.006

0.005

0.013

-0.015

 

(0.012)

(0.029)

(0.009)

(0.005)

(0.020)

(0.010)

Pro_OOP Expenditure

-4.123

84.307***

-29.551***

-4.194

-8.800

1.615

 

(12.779)

(30.728)

(9.812)

(5.772)

(20.822)

(10.169)

Pro_OOP health exp_Total _expenditure

0.552

-13.129***

4.477***

0.545

1.913

-0.151

 

(2.033)

(4.888)

(1.561)

(0.918)

(3.312)

(1.618)

Pro_OOP health exp_Total _expenditure square

-0.014

0.494**

-0.172***

-0.017

-0.079

0.002

 

(0.081)

(0.194)

(0.062)

(0.037)

(0.132)

(0.064)

Total expenditure square _ OOP health exp

-0.001

-0.002

0.000

-0.000

-0.000

0.001

 

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.001)

(0.000)

age

0.000***

0.000

-0.000***

0.000

-0.001***

0.000

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

gender

-0.005

-0.056***

-0.001

0.013***

0.061***

-0.000

 

(0.004)

(0.010)

(0.003)

(0.002)

(0.007)

(0.003)

Education (No education as reference)

1.Primary

-0.015

0.044*

0.014*

-0.002

-0.066***

0.009

 

(0.009)

(0.023)

(0.007)

(0.004)

(0.015)

(0.008)

2.Secondary

-0.012

0.009

0.010

-0.002

-0.041***

0.027***

 

(0.009)

(0.022)

(0.007)

(0.004)

(0.015)

(0.007)

3.University

0.006

-0.036*

-0.019***

-0.006

0.064***

0.004

 

(0.009)

(0.021)

(0.007)

(0.004)

(0.014)

(0.007)

Household composition

older

-0.011

0.045*

-0.006

0.004

-0.041***

-0.012

 

(0.010)

(0.023)

(0.007)

(0.004)

(0.016)

(0.008)

children

0.027***

-0.017

-0.009

-0.004

-0.012

-0.010

 

(0.008)

(0.019)

(0.006)

(0.004)

(0.013)

(0.006)

child_elder

0.008

-0.027

0.007

-0.002

0.028*

0.010

 

(0.010)

(0.024)

(0.008)

(0.004)

(0.016)

(0.008)

social_assistance

0.006

0.033***

-0.010**

-0.001

-0.021**

-0.002

 

(0.005)

(0.012)

(0.004)

(0.002)

(0.008)

(0.004)

residence

0.009***

-0.034***

0.005**

-0.002

0.011**

0.023***

 

(0.003)

(0.007)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.005)

(0.002)

1.Migration

-0.009

0.035**

-0.017***

0.001

-0.026**

-0.007

 

(0.006)

(0.015)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.010)

(0.005)

Member_contr_income

-0.000

0.006**

0.000

0.000

-0.003*

-0.002**

 

(0.001)

(0.003)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.001)

Marital status

      

1.Married

-0.007

0.013

-0.032***

0.006

0.015

0.004

 

(0.011)

(0.028)

(0.009)

(0.005)

(0.019)

(0.009)

2.Divorced

-0.009

0.015

-0.026**

0.006

-0.001

0.006

 

(0.014)

(0.034)

(0.011)

(0.006)

(0.023)

(0.011)

3.Widow

-0.011

0.044

-0.034***

0.005

0.010

-0.003

 

(0.012)

(0.029)

(0.009)

(0.006)

(0.020)

(0.010)

Department

2. Atacora

0.011**

0.030**

-0.021***

0.018***

-0.027***

0.003

 

(0.005)

(0.012)

(0.004)

(0.002)

(0.008)

(0.004)

3. Atlantique

0.029***

-0.077***

-0.021***

0.029***

-0.002

0.000

 

(0.006)

(0.015)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.010)

(0.005)

4. Borgou

0.005

-0.030**

-0.005

0.007***

0.020**

0.010***

 

(0.005)

(0.012)

(0.004)

(0.002)

(0.008)

(0.004)

5. Collines

0.018***

-0.053***

-0.014***

0.009***

0.004

0.022***

 

(0.006)

(0.014)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.010)

(0.005)

6. Couffo

0.038***

-0.123***

-0.020***

0.024***

0.048***

-0.000

 

(0.006)

(0.014)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.010)

(0.005)

7. Donga

0.025***

-0.028**

0.015***

0.004*

-0.034***

0.015***

 

(0.005)

(0.013)

(0.004)

(0.002)

(0.009)

(0.004)

8. Littoral

0.007

-0.059**

-0.033***

0.006

-0.021

0.035***

 

(0.012)

(0.028)

(0.009)

(0.005)

(0.019)

(0.009)

9. Mono

0.034***

-0.021

-0.031***

0.024***

-0.002

-0.010*

 

(0.007)

(0.018)

(0.006)

(0.003)

(0.012)

(0.006)

10. Ouémé

0.012*

-0.105***

-0.032***

0.006*

0.033***

0.045***

 

(0.007)

(0.017)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.011)

(0.005)

11. Plateau

0.008

0.000

-0.024***

0.003

0.037***

-0.005

 

(0.006)

(0.015)

(0.005)

(0.003)

(0.010)

(0.005)

12. Zou

0.011**

-0.143***

-0.032***

0.016***

0.095***

0.001

 

(0.005)

(0.013)

(0.004)

(0.002)

(0.009)

(0.004)

Constant

4.477

-66.705***

23.719***

3.363

7.362

-2.093

 

(10.149)

(24.404)

(7.793)

(4.584)

(16.537)

(8.076)

Observations

3,814

3,814

3,814

3,814

3,814

3,814

R-squared

0.074

0.140

0.085

0.082

0.139

0.103