Table 4 Estimates of the conditional logit model

Institutional scale

(Ref: District and county hospitals)

Urban tertiary hospitals

0.1974

0.04810

< 0.001

(0.1032 to 0.2916)

Waiting time for hospital admission

(Ref: Wait three days for beds)

Bed available on the day

0.1933

0.06190

0.002

(0.0720 to 0.3145)

Presence of acquaintances in hospitals

(Ref: No acquaintances)

Acquaintances

0.0968

0.05180

0.061

(-0.0047 to 0.1983)

Travel time from residence to hospital

(Ref: More than three hours)

Less than one hour

0.5220

0.06720

< 0.001

(0.3902 to 0.6537)

Out-of-pocket expenses per visit

-0.0004

0.00002

< 0.001

(-0.0004 to -0.0003)

Log likelihood

-1020.282

AIC

2149.713

BIC

2181.223

Observations

4032

Sample size

504