An Analyses on the Determinants of Health Care Expenditure and on the Inequality for Middle and Old aged - comparison of the Household Engaged in Agriculture with the Household of Engaged in Non-agriculture
2013
Kim, G.Y., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Lim, J.Y., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Seo, B.S., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
This paper analysed the determinants of health care expenditure and inequality of health expenditure between the two groupss for middle and old aged, the household of engaged in agriculture and household of engaged in non-agriculture using KReIS by National Pension Research Institute . As the analysis methods, determinants of health care expenditure ws explored by using the Kakwani and Gini indices. Results dervied from this study can be summarized as follows. First, income inequality has become increasingly not only between groups, but also within groups. Second, Income has a huge impact on health expenditure. Third Inequality of health expenditure has exsited in between groups, and also in within groupss. therefore, we can conclude that the economic inequality between two groups is the most important reason of the health expenditure inequality in the between groups, and in within groups.
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