Table 6 Sample selection marginal effects (M.E.) on the probability to belong to the various waiting time categories for surgeries
A. Waiting time equation(ordered probit) | 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) | 0.006 | 2.06 | -0.003 | -2.02 | -0.002 | -1.99 | -0.001 | -2.02 |
Age | 0.000 | -0.91 | 0.000 | 0.92 | 0.000 | 0.88 | 0.000 | 0.88 |
Income per standardized adult (in thousands IS) | 0.019 | 2.37 | -0.001 | -1.99 | -0.001 | -1.98 | -0.001 | -1.98 |
Public finance only | -0.001 | -0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1 | 0.000 | 0.1 | 0.000 | 0.11 |
Number of chronic illnesses | -0.005 | -3.30 | 0.003 | 2.94 | 0.001 | 3.07 | 0.001 | 3.03 |
Peripheral location | -0.013 | -3.50 | 0.007 | 3.19 | 0.004 | 3.15 | 0.003 | 3.04 |
Israel or former USSR origin | 0.003 | 1.27 | -0.002 | -1.26 | -0.001 | -1.26 | -0.001 | -1.25 |
B. On the waiting list for surgeries equation(binary probit) | ||||||||
M.E. | z | |||||||
Female (vs. male) | -0.126 | -2.08 | ||||||
Age | 0.036 | 4.45 | ||||||
Income per standardized adult (in thousands IS) | -0.014 | -1.51 | ||||||
Voluntary insurance ownership | 0.200 | 2.32 | ||||||
Number of chronic illnesses | 0.130 | 4.21 | ||||||
Peripheral location | 0.240 | 3.11 | ||||||
Education higher than 12 years | -0.114 | -2.10 | ||||||