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KMID : 0613620190390030348
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 3 p.348 ~ p.379
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Medical Service Use of Young Adults in Korea: A Comparative Study of Young Adults Living Alone and Those Living With Others
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Lim You-Na
Cho Yoon-Min
Lee Tae-Jin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to identify the use of medical services among Korean young adults by the types of household. This study used the 2016 Korean Health Panel data, and 2,342 single young adults aged between 20 and 39 were included. This study employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method to control other factors that could affect the medical use except for the household types. Also Two-Part Model was applied to estimate the effect of household types on medical service use. The results showed that the young adults living alone were less likely to use medical services (odds ratio: 0.77). Moreover, the analysis of experiences with unmet needs for health care showed that the young adults living alone were about 1.8 times more likely to experience unmet health needs. The subgroup analysis by economic status indicated that when the young adults living alone were in college, they had a lower chance of using medical service. In the case of those who were preparing for higher education or for employment, the probability of using medical service of those living alone was significantly lower. The results indicated that the difference in the medical service use between the two groups could be influenced by the types of households. The study provided empirical evidence on medical service use of young adults who have been relatively underrepresented in public health studies.
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KEYWORD
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Young Adults, Single-Person Households, Types of Household, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Expenditure
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