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Table 5 Estimated Two-stage Hackman model—Determining the factors affecting the willingness of Iranian men to pay for PCa screening

From: Factor associated with willingness to pay for prevention of cancer: a study of prostate cancer screening

Tobit Model

Dep. Var.: willingness to pay

Coeff

S.E

Z

Education

0.07

0.039

1.76*

Residency area

−0.043

0.067

−0.063

Insurance

0.138

0.178

0.78

Hospitalization

0.042

0.073

0.58

Risk of incidence

0.078

0.052

1.49

Age

0.121

0.006

1.95*

Log (Monthly Expenditure)

0.508

0.028

1.79*

Land lord status

0.069

0.1

0.69

Cancer history

0.008

0.074

0.11

Occupational status

0.088

0.061

1.44

C

−1.04

0.524

−2**

Linear Model

 PSA history

−448,489

399,159.6

−1.12

 Insurance

−2,615,089

727,058.6

−3.6***

 Health Status

231,291.1

102,333.3

2.26**

 Prostate problem history

669,531.1

347,948.7

1.96**

 Expectation of remaining life

30,162.78

15,673.04

1.96**

 C

−54,634.0

1,771,687

−0.03

 Number of Obs

771

 Selected (No.)

640

 Non-Selected (No.)

131

 Wald Chi2

22.25

 Lambda /Mills (P-value)

−2.20 (0.028**)

  1. *** Indicates the P-value is less than 0.01 (P-value < 0.01)
  2. ** Indicates the P-value is less than 0.05 (P-value < 0.05)
  3. * Indicates the P-value is less than 0.1 (P-value < 0.1)