Table 3 MNL model for health care seeking behavior of rural dwellers in 2014^{a b}

Intercept

0.376^***

(3.163)

1.160^***

(13.493)

−0.293^***

(−2.920)

−0.555^***

(−3.132)

0.891^***

(7.404)

MEDEXP [Medical expenditure]

−0.001^***

(−10.535)

3.34E-04^***

(9.793)

4.08E-04^***

(11.946)

−2.58E-04^**

(−2.257)

−0.001^***

(−9.565)

TRNEXP [Transport expenditure]

9.12E-05

(0.578)

−0.002^***

(−11.559)

−0.001^***

(−7.032)

−0.002^***

(−3.245)

−0.011^***

(−10.933)

AGE [Age]

4.65E-04

(0.267)

−0.007^***

(−5.588)

−0.007^***

(−4.774)

0.002

(0.858)

−0.002

(−0.885)

HHSZ [Household Size]

0.012

(0.771)

0.020^**

(1.960)

−0.063^***

(−5.593)

4.73E-04

(0.020)

0.050^***

(3.297)

HHEXP [Household Expenditure]

−2.20E-05^***

(−2.427)

2.68E-05^***

(4.662)

7.58E-05^***

(12.933)

−4.11E-05^***

(−2.706)

−4.56E-05^***

(−4.605)

BINCHR^c [Chronic ailment]

−0.167

(−1.213)

−0.174^**

(−2.006)

0.185^*

(1.939)

−1.164^***

(−5.971)

−0.669^***

(4.557)

BM1501^c [Ailment started more than 15 days ago and is continuing]

−0.895^***

(−6.210)

−0.573^***

(−5.960)

0.109

(0.986)

−0.601^***

(−3.146)

−1.146^***

(−7.764)

BM1502^c [Ailment started more than 15 days ago and has ended]

−0.053

(−0.393)

−0.390^***

(−3.609)

−0.385^***

(−2.760)

0.221

(1.287)

−0.418^***

(−2.995)

BL1501^c [Ailment started less than 15 days ago and is continuing]

−0.276^**

(−2.375)

−0.056

(−0.631)

0.075

(0.698)

−0.009

(−0.061)

−0.244^**

(−2.236)

MALE^c [Gender is male]

−0.080

(−1.206)

−0.026

(−0.568)

0.015

(0.294)

−0.019

(−0.190)

−0.097

(−1.416)

BINMRD^c [Married]

−0.080

(−1.061)

0.062

(1.157)

0.201^***

(3.421)

0.057

(0.474)

0.198^**

(2.425)

LITERT^c [Literate]

0.173^**

(2.541)

0.026

(0.531)

−0.028

(−0.531)

−0.051

(−0.497)

0.063

(0.894)

BINSCH^c [Covered by health care expenditure support scheme]

−0.038

(−0.468)

−0.259^***

(−4.452)

0.229^***

(3.804)

−0.129

(−0.981)

−0.059

(−0.695)