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Table 4 Results of the quantile regression based on income heterogeneity

From: Inspecting the “health poverty trap” mechanism: self-reinforcing effect and endogenous force

Variable

Urban_q20

Rural_q20

Urban_q50

Rural_q50

Urban_q80

Rural_q80

Health Status

-0.2605***

(0.0334)

-0.2619***

(0.0139)

-0.0751***

(0.0144)

-0.2729***

(0.0162)

-0.0197**

(0.0084)

-0.0757***

(0.0045)

Digital Literacy

0.3469***

(0.0573)

0.3328***

(0.0125)

0.1984***

(0.0102)

0.2929***

(0.0176)

0.1544***

(0.0140)

0.1746***

(0.0201)

Medical Decisions

-0.0567***

(0.0149)

-0.0319***

(0.0108)

0.0407***

(0.0058)

0.0767***

(0.0145)

0.0621***

(0.0072)

0.0622***

(0.0076)

Confidence

-0.0143

(0.0298)

-0.0522**

(0.0218)

0.0057

(0.0140)

-0.0589**

(0.0219)

0.0161

(0.0099)

-0.0091

(0.0106)

Exercise Frequency

-0.0316

(0.0303)

-0.1281

(0.0284)

-0.0122

(0.0114)

-0.1611***

(0.0156)

0.0467***

(0.0086)

0.0831**

(0.0091)

Other control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Province

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Obs

18,234

18,974

18,234

18,974

18,234

18,974

0.1522

0.1022

0.1869

0.1232

0.1310

0.1247

  1. Note * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01, corresponding robust standard error in parentheses