Sociodemographic determinants of health care expenditure: micro level evidence of a fast-growing developing country
| Autor: | Kim-Leng Goh, Azira Abdul Adzis, Yong Kang Cheah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics and Econometrics
education.field_of_study business.industry 030503 health policy & services 05 social sciences Population General Social Sciences Developing country Educational attainment 03 medical and health sciences Environmental health 0502 economics and business Health care Marital status Residence Tobit model Business 050207 economics Rural area 0305 other medical science education |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Social Economics. 48:640-656 |
| ISSN: | 0306-8293 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe objective of this study is to examine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with health care expenditure among households in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines health care participation decision and amount of expenditure using the exponential Type 2 Tobit model. A dataset of a large sample (n = 14,838) that is nationally representative is used.FindingsThe results suggest that household size, location of residence as well as age, education and marital status of the household heads are significantly associated with household expenditure on health care. Health care expenditure increases with the age and educational attainment of household heads, whereas those who are being employed and residing in rural areas have lower health care expenditure. Although larger households are more likely to consume health care than smaller households, they spend less on health care. Furthermore, marital status does not affect the participation decision of health care expenditure, but the variable is associated with the decision on the amount of the expenditure.Practical implicationsThe results provide insights into groups of population that can be targeted for healthcare intervention programmes and policy design.Originality/valueThis study is the first to our knowledge to use a microeconometric approach to analyse the health care participation as well as its level of expenditure among households in Malaysia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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