The name is absent



Table 4a: Characteristic of index individuals for Joined 2000
Because of LH, Joined After 2000 and Left After 2000 and
probabilities of each PHI choice

Variable

LHC index individual

Joined After index
individual______________

Left After index
individual____________

Age

40 years old

29 years old

35 years old

Sex

Male

Male

Female

Region

Major city

Major city

Major city

Relationship

Partner

Partner

Partner

Disability

No disability

No disability

No disability

Language

English only

English only

English only

Occupation

Professional

Professional

Service worker

Qualifications

Tertiary

Diploma

Diploma

Country of birth

Australia

Australia

Australia

Individual wages

$100,000

$60,000

$50,000

Partner’s wage

Partner's wages $0

Partner's wages $60,000

Partner’s wages
$70,000

Individual benefit

$0

$0

$0

Individual financial
assets

No financial assets

No financial assets

Positive financial
assets $0-$10,000

Partner’s financial
assets

No financial assets

No financial assets

$0

Change in household

$20,000 increase in

$25,000 increase in

$40,000 decrease in

wages 2001 to 2002

household wages

household wages

household wages

Change in household

No change in household

No change in household

$10,000 increase in

benefits 2001 to 2002

benefits

benefits

household benefits

Change in household

$50,000 increase in

$40,000 increase in

No change in

financial assets 2001 to

household financial

household financial

household financial

2002

assets

assets

assets

Married previous 12
mths

Not recently married

Not recently married

Not recently married

Family illness or injury
previous 12 mths

Recent family illness

Recent family illness

Recent family illness

Lost a job

Previous 12 mths

Has not lost a job

Lost a job

Lost a job

Financially worse

Not financially worse the

Not financially worse the

Financially worse the

previous 12 mths

last 12 mths

last 12 months

last 12 mths

No of resident children

1 child

No children

3 children

Age of youngest
resident child

Youngest child 5-14 yrs

Youngest child < 5 yrs

Regular smoker

Non-smoker

Non-smoker

Smoker

Financial risk behaviour

Takes average financial
risks

Takes average financial
risks

Takes no financial risk

Self-assessed

Considers self very

Considers self very

Considers self poor

prosperity

prosperous

prosperous

Exercise

Exercises 3 times weekly

Exercises less than
weekly

Exercises less than
weekly

Probabilities of each private health insurance choice alternative estimated from multinomial
probit

Joined Prior

0.555

0.443

0.252

Joined because of LHC

0.380

0.081

0.012

Joined After

0.039

0.409

0.004

Left After

0.008

0.033

0.459

Left Prior

0.007

0.020

0.247

Never

__________0.010_________

__________0.015_________

_________0.012________

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