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Table 5 OLS regression models explaining log hours of home care by payer

From: Who pays for home care? A study of nationally representative data on disabled older Americans

 

All sources [A]

Public program only

Personal only [D]

Public & Personal [E]

Medicare only [B]

Medicaid [C]

 

Coef.

S.E.

Coef.

S.E.

Coef.

S.E.

Coef.

S.E.

Coef.

S.E.

Need for caregiving

          

No. of ADL's

          

 1-2

−.01

(.08)

.50

(.29)

.60*

(.27)

−.06

(.09)

−.72

(.37)

 3-4

.34**

(.09)

.46

(.30)

.78**

(.29)

.22*

(.10)

−.22

(.38)

 5-6

.92**

(.10)

.68*

(.30)

.80*

(.32)

1.04**

(.12)

.28

(.41)

No. of IADL's

          

 2-3

.24**

(.09)

−.23

(.37)

.04

(.43)

.27**

(.10)

.21

(.41)

 4-5

.56**

(.10)

.06

(.36)

.07

(.46)

.49**

(.11)

.57

(.36)

 6-8

1.12**

(.11)

.21

(.37)

.54

(.48)

1.22**

(.13)

.76*

(.35)

Age

.01

(.00)

−.01

(.01)

.01

(.01)

.01**

(.00)

.00

(.01)

Demographics

          

Female

.04

(.06)

−.08

(.16)

.13

(.17)

.03

(.07)

.06

(.21)

Race

          

 African American

.06

(.10)

.84**

(.23)

.05

(.21)

−.26

(.16)

.09

(.31)

 Other

−.28

(.36)

−.80

(.59)

.05

(.41)

−.09

(.39)

−1.15

(.87)

Hispanic

.44**

(.13)

1.04**

(.38)

.00

(.29)

.42*

(.17)

.54

(.47)

Economic resources

          

Education

          

 High school grad

.02

(.06)

.04

(.16)

.09

(.18)

.03

(.08)

−.22

(.22)

 College degree

.11

(.09)

.00

(.45)

.29

(.91)

.13

(.10)

−.28

(.33)

Family income

          

 15,000–29,999

.02

(.08)

−.04

(.22)

.33

(.31)

.05

(.09)

.11

(.27)

 30,000–49,999a

.12

(.12)

.19

(.44)

−.69

(.89)

.09

(.13)

.29

(.61)

 50,000–74,999

.09

(.16)

.17

(.66)

(var omitted)a

−.05

(.17)

.82

(.55)

 75,000+

.69**

(.17)

−.51

(.48)

(var omitted)a

.74**

(.17)

−.25

(.46)

 Missing

.23**

(.08)

.18

(.21)

.16

(.20)

.23*

(.10)

.46*

(.23)

Economic resources

          

Home assets

          

 Yes, but missing

−.01

(.08)

.03

(.18)

−.12

(.18)

.14

(.10)

−.25

(.29)

  < 150,000

−.02

(.07)

−.09

(.18)

−.13

(.19)

−.02

(.09)

−.07

(.23)

  ≥ 150,000

.12

(.11)

.03

(.38)

−.47

(.42)

.21

(.12)

−.15

(.37)

Year

          

 1994

.01

(.07)

.09

(.19)

−.08

(.19)

−.11

(.09)

.47

(.25)

 1999

−.09

(.08)

−.06

(.23)

−.25

(.21)

−.17

(.10)

.41

(.32)

 2004

−.16

(.08)

.26

(.28)

−.36

(.21)

−.30**

(.10)

.49

(.37)

Informal resources

          

Informal care hours

          

 9-24

.36**

(.11)

.12

(.22)

−.01

(.27)

.33*

(.15)

.16

(.31)

 1-8

.55**

(.10)

.41

(.24)

.13

(.24)

.38**

(.13)

.27

(.31)

 0

.73**

(.10)

.55*

(.23)

.60*

(.24)

.57**

(.13)

.52

(.31)

Marital status

          

 Single

.05

(.13)

.14

(.28)

.37

(.40)

−.03

(.16)

−.05

(.47)

 Widowed

.19**

(.07)

−.05

(.21)

.21

(.25)

.22*

(.09)

.20

(.25)

 Divorced

.08

(.11)

.09

(.30)

−.02

(.30)

−.03

(.14)

.08

(.47)

Number of children

          

 1

−.10

(.09)

.48

(.28)

.00

(.29)

−.18

(.11)

.15

(.29)

 2

−.05

(.08)

.19

(.21)

.60*

(.26)

−.15

(.10)

−.15

(.28)

 3

.00

(.09)

.44

(.27)

.02

(.24)

−.08

(.12)

.26

(.30)

 4+

−.04

(.09)

.43

(.24)

.04

(.20)

−.19

(.12)

.27

(.30)

  1. NLTCS, 1989–2004 (all sources model N = 2428, Medicare only N = 335, Medicaid N = 313, personal only N = 1621, public & personal N = 326). Models include state fixed effects
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01
  3. aFamily income was topcoded at $30,000+ in the Medicaid model due to the very small number of respondents with incomes over $30,000 receiving services financed by Medicaid. Therefore, the second income dummy variable gives the difference in the outcome between those with incomes over $30,000 and those in the lowest income category
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