DoctorContacts | R Documentation |
a cross-section from 1977–1978
number of observations : 20186
data(DoctorContacts)
A time series containing :
number of outpatient visits to a medical doctor
log(coinsrate+1)
where coinsurance
rate is 0 to 100
individual deductible plan ?
log
(annual participation incentive
payment) or 0 if no payment
log
(max(medical deductible
expenditure)) if IDP
=1 and
MDE
>1 or 0 otherwise
physical limitation ?
number of chronic diseases
self–rate health (excellent,good,fair,poor)
log of annual family income (in $)
log of family size
years of schooling of household head
exact age
sex (male,female)
age less than 18 ?
is household head black ?
Deb, P. and P.K. Trivedi (2002) “The Structure of Demand for Medical Care: Latent Class versus Two-Part Models”, Journal of Health Economics, 21, 601–625.
Cameron, A.C. and P.K. Trivedi (2005) Microeconometrics : methods and applications, Cambridge, pp. 553–556 and 565.
Doctor
,
MedExp
,
DoctorAUS
,
Index.Source
,
Index.Economics
,
Index.Econometrics
,
Index.Observations
,
Index.Time.Series
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