Table 1 |
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Descriptive statistics of the multiple imputation estimates N = 1171 |
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| Variable |
Description |
Mean |
SE |
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| Ln cost per bed day |
Natural log of cost per bed day in 1998 I $ |
4.98 |
1.63 |
| Ln GDP per capita |
Natural log of GDP per capita in 1998 I $ |
8.90 |
1.06 |
| Ln occupancy rate |
Natural log of occupancy rate |
-0.41 |
0.61 |
| Drug costs |
Dummy variable for inclusion of drug costs. Included = 1 |
0.96 |
0.18 |
| Food costs |
Dummy variable for inclusion of food costs. Included = 1 |
0.93 |
0.25 |
| Level 1 hospital |
Dummy variable for level 1 hospital (1) |
0.33 |
0.47 |
| Level 2 hospital |
Dummy variable for level 2 hospital |
0.41 |
0.49 |
| Public |
Dummy variable for level public hospitals (2) |
0.84 |
0.36 |
| Private for profit |
Dummy variable for level private for profit hospitals |
0.08 |
0.27 |
| USA |
Dummy variable for USA. USA = 1 |
0.17 |
0.37 |
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(1) Dummies for levels of hospital are compared with level 3 hospitals (2) Dummies for hospital ownership are compared with public not-for-profit hospitals |
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Adam et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:3 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-1-3 |
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