Table 3 Posterior mean (95% credible interval) estimates of measurement model parameters of four exogenous variable for the conceptual model for South Carolina population ages 18 and over

Median household income

-1.021 (-1.280, -0.806)

0.473 (0.367, 0.598)

Poverty

1.134 (0.961, 1.355)

0.160 (0.022, 0.317)

Unemployment

0.951 (0.714, 1.224)

0.578 (0.454, 0.731)

African-Americans

1

0.463 (0.364, 0.586)

Physician supply

-0.018 (-0.320, 0.289)

1.030 (0.841, 1.277)

Hospital bed supply

0.376 (0.093, 0.664)

0.955 (0.776, 1.189)

High-variation conditions

1

0.079 (0.005, 0.185)

Elective procedures

-4.682 (-8.908, -2.353)

0.406 (0.515, 0.611)

HMO penetration

-0.548 (-2.330, 1.078)

1.020 (0.829, 1.268)

Rural residence

1

1.043 (0.848, 1.298)

Disability

0.533 (0.267, 0.800)

0.877 (0.709, 1.095)

Mortality

0.774 (0.572, 0.979)

0.662 (0.534, 0.823)

Marker conditions

0.191 (-0.112, 0.494)

1.009 (0.823, 1.252)

Chronic conditions

1

0.133 (0.005, 0.233)