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Table 2 Time-series results estimating the monthly count of male Cesarean Deliveries (CD) in California as a function of monthly female CD, monthly State employment, and autocorrelation (sample size = 228 months)

From: Economic downturns and male cesarean deliveries: a time-series test of the economic stress hypothesis

 

Monthly Count of Male CD

Constant

179.18 (47.26)*

Count of Female CD

1.093 (.009)***

Employment (in 100,000 s) at:

 

  Same Month of CD

-4.57 (12.14)

  1 Month before CD

-24.09 (11.88)*

  2 Months before CD

-6.00 (12.21)

Differencing

None

Autoregressive Parameters

None

Moving Average Parameters

None

  1. *p < .05; *p < .01; ***p < .001; 2- sided test.
  2. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
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