Table 5 Results of 2SLS estimation addressing the endogeneity problem

Health shock

1.709***

2.926***

HH health insurance

-.033

-.064

Type of HH

 Feminine

.075**

.1061*

Household size

-.027***

-.043***

Place of residence

 Rural

-.069

-.107

Region

 Plateaux

.000

-.049

 Central

-.023

-.063

 Kara

-.045

-.096

 Savannahs

.035

.0246

 Lomé commune

.058

.0887

Quartile of expenditure

 2e quartile

.008

.0065

 3e quartile

.022

.0249

 4e quartile

.063

-.273**

HH Professional Category

 worker/laborer

.001

-.022

 own account

.009

-.001

HH level of education

 Primary

-.008

-.005

 Secondaire1

-.021

-.047

 Secondaire2

-.024

.0411

 Upper

-.154*

.2642*

Type of care

 Public care

.195***

.3091***

 Private care

.149***

.2370***

Number of children under 5

-.016

-.035

_cons

-.228

-.381