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Table 2 Variable definitions and descriptive statistics

From: Assisted reproduction in Spain, outcome and socioeconomic determinants of access

 

Sample for competing risk model: Do public ART services in Spain provide an effective solution compared to private ART services?

Sample for bivariate probit model*: How socioeconomic determinants affect access to ART in public and private clinics in Spain?

Variable

Mean (Linearized standard error) or %

Mean (Linearized standard error) or %

Got pregnant

46.48%

–

Stopped ART treatment

42.73%

–

Currently under ART treatment

10.79%

–

No. of months undergoing ART treatment

21.70 (1.01)

–

Age (years) at onset of ART treatment

33.98 (0.24)

34.51 (0.28)**

Age (years)

41.26 (0.31)

46.82 (0.19)

ART in the private clinic (1 yes; 0 no)

48.86%

38.84%

ART in the public clinic (1 yes; 0 no)

35.29%

21.43%

ART in both public and private clinics (1 yes; 0 no)

15.85%

14.73%

Did not access ART (1 yes; 0 no)

–

25.00%

Marital status single (1 yes; 0 no)

20.41%

18.18%

Education level

 Primary education (reference)

7.90%

12.71%

 Secondary education

19.97%

25.41%

 Post-secondary education

26.09%

29.31%

 High education

46.04%

32.57%

 Equivalent household monthly income (€)

1259 (28.85)

1194.29 (28.08)

 Personal monthly income (€)

1097.46

1042.60 (36.56)

 Number of observations

667

672

 Population size

530,619

516,609

  1. Notes: Descriptive statistics are weighted to correct for the complex survey design by the SFS
  2. *Sample include only women aged from 41 to 55
  3. ** Mean age at onset of ART treatment for 504 respondent who accessed ART