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Frontiers of Economics in China

ISSN 1673-3444

ISSN 1673-3568(Online)

CN 11-5744/F

邮发代号 80-978

Frontiers of Economics in China  2011, Vol. 6 Issue (1): 131-156   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11459-011-0125-5
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Income-Related Inequalities of Health and Health Care Utilization
Income-Related Inequalities of Health and Health Care Utilization
E Xie()
School of economics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Abstract

By utilizing the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) data, this paper examines the extent of deviations in terms of horizontal equity in the field of China’s health and medical community, i.e., that those in equal demand ought to be treated equally, and computes the contribution of income in health inequality and utilization inequality of health care. The main conclusions are: There is pro-rich inequality in health and utilization of health care; income contribution to inequality of health care utilization accounts for 0.13–0.2; insurance also enlarges the inequality of health care utilization; health inequality in rural area is larger than that of in urban area; and both rural and urban health inequality are increasing. From 1991 to 2006, income changes in urban districts and rural area account for 7.08% and 13.38% respectively of raising inequality of rural and urban health.

Key wordshealth inequality    inequality in health care utilization    income    concentration index    Oaxaca decomposition
出版日期: 2011-03-05
Corresponding Author(s): E Xie,Email:sdcyxe@sina.com   
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. Income-Related Inequalities of Health and Health Care Utilization[J]. Frontiers of Economics in China, 2011, 6(1): 131-156.
E Xie. Income-Related Inequalities of Health and Health Care Utilization. Front Econ Chin, 2011, 6(1): 131-156.
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