The Crowing-out Effect of Childcare Burden on Medical Expenses for the Elderly: Evidence from China Family Panel Studies(CFPS) / 中国卫生经济
Chinese Health Economics
;
(12): 55-57, 2017.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To explore the impact of childcare burden on satisfaction level of the elderly medical demand in family,in order to provide the basis for policy making to realize healthy aging.Methods:
Based on CFPS(China family panel studies) data,using OLS and quantile regression to conduct quantitatively study on the impact of children's dependency ratio on medical expenses for the elderly.Results:
The estimates of children's dependency ratio's coefficients were significantly negative,while their absolute values presented a tendency of increasing with the increase of quantile.It showed that the crowding-out effect of childcare burden on medical expenses for the elderly was in existence.The higher medical expensed,the stronger the crowding-out effected.Conclusion:
Childcare burden impacted the satisfaction level of the elderly medical demand,especially for the elderly often sick or suffering from a serious illness,whose medical demand would be even greater.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
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Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Health Economics
Ano de publicação:
2017
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