dc.contributor |
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) |
dc.contributor.author |
Solé-Auró, Aïda |
dc.contributor.author |
Guillén, Montserrat |
dc.contributor.author |
Crimmins, Eileen M. |
dc.date.accessioned |
2009-11-09T08:38:52Z |
dc.date.accessioned |
2021-01-20T16:47:17Z |
dc.date.available |
2009-11-09T08:38:52Z |
dc.date.available |
2021-01-20T16:47:17Z |
dc.date.created |
2009-10 |
dc.date.issued |
2009-10 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2072/42106 |
dc.format.extent |
39 p. |
dc.format.extent |
126757 bytes |
dc.format.mimetype |
application/pdf |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.publisher |
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
XREAP 2009;10 |
dc.rights |
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dc.subject.other |
Serveis sanitaris |
dc.subject.other |
Població |
dc.subject.other |
Immigrants |
dc.subject.other |
Models economètrics |
dc.subject.other |
Països de la Unió Europea |
dc.title |
Health care utilization among immigrants and native-born populations in 11 European countries. Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper |
dc.subject.udc |
311 - Estadística |
dc.subject.udc |
314 - Demografia |
dc.subject.udc |
33 - Economia |
dc.description.abstract |
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. |