Organismes i activitats interuniversitàries
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP)
2009-10
Objective: This study examines health care utilization of immigrants relative to the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in eleven European countries. Methods. We analyzed data from the Survey of Health Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) from 2004 for a sample of 27,444 individuals in 11 European countries. Negative Binomial regression was conducted to examine the difference in number of doctor visits, visits to General Practitioners (GPs), and hospital stays between immigrants and the native-born individuals. Results: We find evidence those immigrants above age 50 use health services on average more than the native-born populations with the same characteristics. Our models show immigrants have between 6% and 27% more expected visits to the doctor, GP or hospital stays when compared to native-born populations in a number of European countries. Discussion: Elderly immigrant populations might be using health services more intensively due to cultural reasons.
English
311 - Statistics as a science. Statistical theory; 314 - Demography. Population studies; 33 - Economics. Economic science
Serveis sanitaris; Població; Immigrants; Models economètrics; Països de la Unió Europea
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Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP)
XREAP 2009; 10
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