Table 1.

Results of alternative-specific multinomial probit regression analyses and WTP values

DiarrhoeaDizzinessChest pain
ConstantConstant (β)0.0310.4686b1.0552b
WTP (95% CI)n/s£25.12 (£18.76 to £31.47)£160.47 (£111.06 to £209.9)
Action you takeSelf-care (β)a0.6811b−0.0994b−0.4807b
WTP (95% CI)£32.61 (£27.62 to £37.61)−£5.33 (−£10.03 to £0.63)−£73.11 (−£86.95 to −£59.26)
NHS 24/NHS Direct (β)−0.1620b0.00170.0610b
WTP (95% CI)−£7.76 (−£12.09 to −£3.42)n/s£9.27 (£0.47 to £18.07)
Nurse (β)−0.03670.3381b0.2779b
WTP (95% CI)n/s£18.12 (£13.04 to £23.20)£42.26 (£31.24 to £53.28)
Pharmacist (β)0.2922b−0.0007−0.0943b
WTP (95% CI)£13.99 (£9.51 to £18.48)n/s−£14.34 (−£24.33 to −£4.35)
Complementary practitioner (β)−0.6799b−0.648b−0.3012b
WTP (95% CI)−£32.56 (−£37.90 to −£27.21)−£34.73 (−£40.12 to −£29.34)−£45.8 (−£57.22 to −£34.38)
GP (β)−0.0948b0.4084b0.5374b
WTP (95% CI)−£4.54 (−£8.94 to −£0.14)£21.89 (£17.32 to £26.45)£81.72 (£66.54 to £96.91)
Waiting time0 hours (β)a0.4620b0.3905b0.3799b
WTP/hour (95% CI)£22.13 (£16.71 to £27.54)£20.93 (£15.20 to £26.66)£57.76 (£43.86 to £71.67)
1 hour (β)0.3530b0.3996b0.4123b
WTP/hour (95% CI)£16.90 (£12.74 to £21.06)£21.42 (£17.15 to £25.68)£62.71 (£50.77 to £74.64)
6 hours (β)0.1686b0.2153b0.3020b
WTP/hour (95% CI)£8.07 (£4.17 to £11.98)£11.54 (£7.47 to £15.61)£45.91 (£35.28 to £56.54)
1 day/24 hours (β)0.2332b0.3155b0.2077b
WTP/hour (95% CI)£11.17 (£7.03 to £15.30)£16.91 (£12.48 to £21.34)£31.58 (£21.89 to £41.27)
3 days/72 hours (β)−0.1721b−0.2619b−0.3407b
WTP/hour (95% CI)−£8.24 (−£13.04 to −£3.44)−£14.04 (−£18.88 to −£9.19)−£51.81(−£63.82 to −£39.79)
8 days/192 hours (β)−1.0447b−1.0589b−0.9611b
WTP/hour (95% CI)−£50.03 (−£56.62 to −£43.44)−£56.75 (−£63.38 to −£50.14)−£146.16 (−£170.1 to −£122.22)
Time available for consultationMinutes, (β)−0.00010.0006−0.0005
WTP/minute (95% CI)n/sn/sn/s
Convenience/availabilityWorking hours only (β)a−0.0292−0.0496b−0.0193b
WTP (95% CI)n/s−£2.66 (−£4.39 to £0.92)−£2.94 (−£6.26 to £0.37)
Any time (β)0.02920.0496b0.0193b
WTP (95% CI)n/s£2.66 (£0.92 to £4.39)£2.94 (−£0.37 to £6.26)
Chance of a satisfactory outcomePoor (β)a−0.8612b−0.9646b−0.6448b
WTP (95% CI)−£41.24 (−£45.62 to −£36.86)−£51.70 (−£56.54 to −£46.86)−£98.06 (−£114.09 to −£82.03)
Fair (β)−0.2389b−0.2075b−0.0814b
WTP (95% CI)−£11.44 (−£14.14 to −£8.74)−£11.12 (−£13.81 to −£8.43)−£12.38 (−£18.81 to −£5.96)
Good (β)0.3867b0.5421b0.2763b
WTP (95% CI)£18.51 (£15.77 to £21.26)£29.06 (£25.45 to £32.67)£42.01 (£32.83 to £51.19)
Very good (β)0.7134b0.6299b0.4500b
WTP (95% CI)£34.16 (£30.61 to £37.72)£33.77 (£29.78 to £37.75)£68.43 (£56.35 to £80.51)
CostCost (β)−0.0209b−0.0187b−0.0066b
95% CI−0.0228 to −0.0189−0.0206 to −0.0167−0.0079 to −0.0052
P-value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Log likelihood−5209.892−4877.9286−4229.0126
Number of individuals (observations)795 (18 417)797 (18 507)793 (18 450)
  • n/s = not significant. WTP = willingness to pay. Effects coding was used for ‘action you take’, ‘convenience/availability’, ‘chance of a satisfactory outcome’, and ‘waiting time’. ‘Consultation time’ and ‘cost’ were modelled as continuous variables.

  • a Using effects coding L-1 levels are calculated using the regression model, the missing level is obtained from the negative of the sum of all other coefficients.

  • b Significant at the 5% level.