Measurement and determinants of health poverty and richness: evidence from Portugal

Nadia Simoes (), Nuno Crespo (), Sandrina Moreira and Celeste Varum
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Nuno Crespo: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE – IUL)

Empirical Economics, 2016, vol. 50, issue 4, No 8, 1358 pages

Abstract: Abstract The analysis of health inequalities is a critical topic for health policy. With data for Portugal, we propose an algorithm to convert information provided by the official National Health Survey to EuroQol. Based on these data, we make two contributions. First, we extend measures and methods commonly applied in other fields of economic research in order to quantify the phenomena of health poverty, richness, and inequality. Second, using an ordered probit model, we evaluate the determinants of health inequalities in Portugal. The results show that there is a remarkable level of health inequality, with significant rates of poverty (11.64 %) and richness (22.64 %). The econometric study reveals that gender, age, education, region of residence, and eating habits are among the most critical determinant factors of health.

Keywords: Health poverty; Health richness; Inequality; Portugal; EuroQol; Determinant factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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