Analysing the preferences for family doctor contract services in rural China: a study using a discrete choice experiment

Table 3 Main effect model estimation and residents’ willingness to pay for different attributes of contract services

Attributes	Coefficient^a	WTP^b (CNY)
Attributes	(SE)	(95% CI)
Contract costs	−0.01***	–
Contract costs	(0.01)	–
Availability of medicine (easy)	0.63***	114.14
Availability of medicine (easy)	(0.06)	(87.55 ~ 140.74)
Reimbursement rate 5% more	0.31***	56.02
Reimbursement rate 5% more	(0.06)	(33.24 ~ 78.81)
Reimbursement rate 10% more	0.45***	81.66
Reimbursement rate 10% more	(0.08)	(53.19 ~ 110.14)
Medium level of family doctor competence	1.24***	224.73
Medium level of family doctor competence	(0.08)	(188.37 ~ 261.10)
High level of family doctor competence	2.44***	441.13
High level of family doctor competence	(0.13)	(377.92 ~ 504.35)
Normal family doctor attitude	1.01***	182.18
Normal family doctor attitude	(0.08)	(148.04 ~ 216.33)
Good family doctor attitude	1.42***	255.77
Good family doctor attitude	(0.09)	(212.22 ~ 299.34)

Source Analysis data from the questionnaires of rural residents in China. Notes WTP is estimated by calculating the ratios of the coefficients between each attribute level and the contract cost attribute. ^aThe coefficients represent the mean relative utility of each attribute conditional on other attributes in a choice set, and a larger coefficient means a more preferred attribute. ^bThe average exchange rate between US$ and CNY in 2018 was US$1 = CNY6.71. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, SE = standard error, *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1

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