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Table 1 Variables means

From: Do rich Israelis wait less for medical care?

A. MRI (n = 460)

Mean

Std. Err.

[95% Conf. interval]

Waiting time (months)*

1.588 (median = 0.5)

0.088

1.414

1.762

MRI in hospital

0.714

0.024

0.667

0.761

Female

0.556

0.026

0.505

0.608

Age

12.278

0.214

11.858

12.698

Income per standardized adult (in thousands IS)

4.917

0.165

4.593

5.241

Voluntary insurance ownership

0.873

0.018

0.838

0.907

Public finance only

0.823

0.015

0.793

0.852

Number of chronic illnesses

1.079

0.076

0.930

1.228

Peripheral location

0.128

0.017

0.094

0.162

Israel or former USSR origin

0.571

0.026

0.520

0.622

Education 12+ years

0.488

0.003

0.481

0.494

B. Surgeries (n = 182)

Mean

Std. Err.

[95% Conf. Interval]

Expected waiting time (months)*

3.473 (median = 2.5)

0.175

3.127

3.819

Female

0.445

0.042

0.363

0.527

Age

11.999

0.436

11.137

12.860

Income per standardized adult (in thousands IS)

3.996

0.222

3.556

4.435

Voluntary insurance ownership

0.814

0.035

0.746

0.882

Public finance only

0.694

0.010

0.676

0.712

Number of chronic illnesses

1.005

0.106

0.795

1.215

Peripheral location

0.231

0.035

0.162

0.301

Israel or former USSR origin

0.475

0.042

0.392

0.559

Education 12+ years

0.488

0.003

0.482

0.495

  1. *Calculated based on the categories’ mid-points.