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Table 5 Results of the relative impact of attribute

From: Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment

Attributes

Coefficient

Relative Impact

Order

Institutional scale

 

0.0528

4

District and county hospitals (Reference)

-0.1529

  

Urban tertiary hospitals

0.1529

  

Waiting time for hospital admission

 

0.1149

3

Wait three days for beds (Reference)

-0.3328

  

Bed available on the day

0.3328

  

Presence of acquaintances in hospitals

 

0.0272

5

No acquaintances (Reference)

-0.0787

  

Acquaintances

0.0787

  

Travel time from residence to hospital

 

0.1617

2

More than three hours (Reference)

-0.4685

  

Less than one hour

0.4685

  

Out-of-pocket expenses per visit (CNY)

 

0.6435

1

800 (Reference)

1.7987

  

2000

0.1317

  

5000

-1.9304

  

Observations

4032

Sample size

504

  1. Reference group level coefficient = -1 * (the sum of other level coefficients in the attribute); CNY Chinese yuan