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The demand for health : Results from new measures of health capital

Gerdtham, U. G. LU orcid ; Johannesson, M. ; Lundberg, L. LU and Isacson, D. (1999) In European Journal of Political Economy 15(3). p.501-521
Abstract

This paper estimates a "Grossman" model of demand for health. We measure health status on a 0 (dead) to 1 (full health) cardinal scale by the rating scale method and the time trade-off method. We also use a categorical measure of overall health status commonly used in quality of life measurements. To estimate the demand for health equations, the Tobit technique is used for the rating scale and time trade-off health measure. The ordered probit model is used for the categorical health measure. The demand for health decreases with the price of medical care, age, overweight, smoking and living alone, and increases with income, education and the level of sporting activities.

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C24, C25, Censored models, Demand for health, Discrete models, Health production, Health status, I10, I12
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European Journal of Political Economy
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15
issue
3
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21 pages
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Tranfer Verlag, Regensburg, FRG
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0176-2680
DOI
10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00026-9
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English
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  series       = {{European Journal of Political Economy}},
  title        = {{The demand for health : Results from new measures of health capital}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00026-9}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00026-9}},
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