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Comparison of the Demographic Characteristics in Private Health Insurance

민간의료보험가입자의 사회 인구학적 특성 비교

  • Kim, Yun-Jin (Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Duk-Young (Department of Medical management, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yi, Yu-Hyeon (Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital)
  • 김윤진 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 가정의학과) ;
  • 조덕영 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 의료경영학과) ;
  • 이유현 (부산대학교병원 가정의학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.07
  • Accepted : 2013.12.02
  • Published : 2013.12.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the socio-economic factors, the factors affecting the private insurance, utilizing Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey 2011. Findings of the study can be summarized as follows. First, participants with private insurance are young, high monthly income, low prevalence of chronic illness. Second, participants with private insurance and chronic illness were young and high monthly income. Third, Average monthly household income, the higher the age is younger. Private insurance and national health insurance was higher subscription rate. Consequently, participants with private insurance and uninsured of the major differences is the age and the average monthly income. Elderly, low income are needed health promotion and disease prevention for expanded medicare, welfare policies.

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