Table 2.

Regression Coefficients of Primary Care, Specialty Care, and Income Inequity on Standardized Mortality, US States 1980–1995

Age-Standardized Deaths per 100,000 Population from All Causes
1980198519901995
Intercept463.02478.09286.37554.65
[205.22][168.10][174.85][44.11]
Gini Coefficient1249.121003.571324.50719.14
[488.89][385.87][380.33][342.59]
(2.56)(2.60)(3.48)(2.10)
Primary Care−37.69−33.80−25.99−35.53
[13.85][12.48][11.90][11.25]
(−2.72)(−2.71)(−2.19)(−3.16)
Specialty Care15.7816.4610.5614.98
[7.03][6.52][6.20][6.79]
(2.24)(2.53)(1.70*)(2.21)
R2.30.27.35.28
Adjusted R2.25.22.31.23
F Ratio6.465.558.285.99
  • Parameter estimates on top, standard errors in brackets, t values in parentheses.

  • * P < .1

  • P < .05

  • P < .01

  • n = 50