Table 3 Estimates of the mixed logit model

Institutional scale

(Ref: District and county hospitals)

Urban tertiary hospitals

0.2635

0.0754

< 0.001

(0.1156 to 0.4113)

Waiting time for hospital admission

(Ref: Wait three days for beds)

Bed available on the day

0.1962

0.0892

0.028

(0.0214 to 0.3709)

Presence of acquaintances in hospitals

(Ref: No acquaintances)

Acquaintances

0.1429

0.0780

0.067

(-0.0099 to 0.2958)

Travel time from residence to hospital

(Ref: More than three hours)

Less than one hour

0.7602

0.1060

< 0.001

(0.5526 to 0.9679)

Out-of-pocket expenses per visit

-0.0006

0.00005

< 0.001

(-0.0007 to -0.0005)

Log likelihood

-1020.282

AIC

2058.564

BIC

2115.282

Observations

4032

Sample size

504