Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185895 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Citation: 
[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 144 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2008 [Pages:] 437-458
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This work aims to identify the determinants of health care utilization in Portugal and to quantify their effects. A clear idea about this may help the policy debate on the delivery and organization of health services. Toward this end, we developed an approach based on count data models. We found that demographic factors influence health care demand; unemployment strongly increases utilization, and income effects are only observed for frequent users. Furthermore, chronic conditions increase demand for health services, and personal habits have mixed effects. Both private insurance and the use of subsystems increase the utilization.
Subjects: 
health care utilization
count data models
Portugal
JEL: 
I10
I12
C13
C25
C52
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Document Type: 
Article

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