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KMID : 1170320070130020001
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2007 Volume.13 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.16
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Unmet Needs for Health Care Among Korean Adults: Differences Across Age Groups
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Huh Soon-Im
Kim Soo-Jung
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Abstract
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This study investigated the prevalence of unmet needs for health care among Korean adults and related factors. Using data from the 2005 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 25,215 adults who aged 19 and over and three age groups (19-39, 40-64, and >=65) were analyzed to identify. unmet needs identified by the respondent. The logistic regression analysis was employed to examine factors associated with unmet needs and the estimate from the logistic regression was transformed into the probability and predictive margin, i.e., relative risk.
Overall, 17.1% of respondents experienced unmet needs for health care among adults. Unmet needs mainly depend on income and health status, number of chronic conditions in particular, across age groups. Income was most strongly associated with unmet needs among the elderly while the number of chronic conditions was most important among young adults. More efforts should be made to meet needs for health care by relieving out-of-pocket cost burden, and further research that investigates unmet needs depending by age groups would suggest helpful policy implications.
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KEYWORD
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Unmet needs, health care, age groups
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