Table 3

Random effects panel data models of generalized two stage least squares (G2SLS) estimation (parsimonious and extended)


Model 1: Telephone
Model 2: TV


Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 2
Dep. Var. →
Phone
Death ratio
TV
Death ratio

Parsimonious models

Telephone

-0.52 (0.149)***


TV



-0.693 (0.186)***
GDP
0.965 (0.098)***

0.446 (0.127)***

Urban
0.027 (0.004)***

0.038 (0.005)***

External res. for health
-0.0039 (0.0029)
0.00002 (0.008)
-0.004 (0.003)
-0.002 (0.008)
Out-of-pocket health expend.
0.0029 (0.0025)
-0.013 (0.007)***
0.01 (0.003)***
-0.006 (0.007)
Constant
-5.59 (0.778)***
-4.51 (0.859)***
-1.67 (1.01)*
-3.84 (0.985)***
N
236
236
221
221
Overall R2

0.23

0.14
F-stat
0.000
0.0007
0.00
0.0006

Extended models

Telephone

-0.483 (0.187)***


TV



-0.643 (0.212)***
GDP
0.817 (0.095)***

0.381 (0.132)***

Urban
0.026 (0.004)***

0.038 (0.005)***

External res. for health
-0.0045 (0.002)*
0.00 (0.008)
-0.004 (0.003)
-0.002 (0.008)
Out-of-pocket health expend.
0.003 (0.002)
-0.013 (0.007)***
0.01 (0.003)***
-0.006 (0.007)
Public health
0.023 (0.033)
0.003 (0.103)
0.019 (0.046)
0.009 (0.108)
Immunization
0.011 (0.002)***
-0.005 (0.006)
0.004 (0.002)***
-0.006 (0.006)
Constant
-5.3 (0.722)***
-4.22 (0.868)***
-1.53 (1.01)
-3.52 (1.01)***
N
236
236
221
221
Overall R2

0.23

0.16
F-stat
0.00
0.0008
0.00
0.0012

Note: ***, **, * imply significance at 1%, 5% and 10% levels, respectively; numbers in parentheses are the heteroscedasticity-corrected robust standard errors.

Mozumder and Marathe Malaria Journal 2007 6:136   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-136

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