Table 5 Ordered Probit marginal effects (M.E.) on the probability to belong to the various waiting time categories for surgeries
Up to 1 month | 2-3 months | 4-5 months | 6+ months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.E. | z | M.E. | z | M.E. | z | M.E. | z | |
Female (vs. male) | 0.085 | 1.37 | 0.013 | 1.19 | -0.022 | -1.28 | -0.076 | -1.37 |
Age | 0.012 | 1.59 | 0.002 | 1.56 | -0.003 | -1.49 | -0.011 | -1.63 |
Income per standardized adult (in thousands IS) | 0.016 | 1.58 | 0.002 | 1.24 | -0.004 | -1.61 | -0.014 | -1.51 |
Public finance only | -0.013 | -0.21 | -0.002 | -0.21 | 0.003 | 0.21 | 0.012 | 0.21 |
Number of chronic illnesses | -0.061 | -2.04 | -0.009 | -1.71 | 0.016 | 1.87 | 0.054 | 2.06 |
Peripheral location | -0.217 | -3.13 | -0.032 | -2.16 | 0.056 | 2.55 | 0.193 | 3.17 |
Israel or former USSR origin | 0.064 | 1.04 | 0.010 | 0.97 | -0.017 | -1.03 | -0.057 | -1.04 |
Pseudo R squared =0.0635 | ||||||||