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Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

Ulf Gerdtham

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Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

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

Author

  • U. G. Gerdtham
  • M. Johannesson
  • L. Lundberg
  • D. Isacson

Summary, in English

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.

Department/s

  • Department of Economics

Publishing year

1999-01-01

Language

English

Pages

501-521

Publication/Series

European Journal of Political Economy

Volume

15

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Tranfer Verlag, Regensburg, FRG

Topic

  • Economics
  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Keywords

  • C24
  • C25
  • Censored models
  • Demand for health
  • Discrete models
  • Health production
  • Health status
  • I10
  • I12

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0176-2680