title: Out-of-pocket health expenditure differentials between elderly and non-elderly households.
abstract: Regression analysis was used to compare out-of-pocket health expenditures between lower and higher income elderly and non-elderly households. Race and housing tenure were significant determinants for both age groups, but assets, education, and family size were significant only for the non-elderly. Analysis of out-of-pocket health costs indicated greater equity among elderly persons, probably due to Medicare, but income elasticities revealed that health spending is a luxury for lower income elderly households.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of North Texas, Denton 76203-3408.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koelln
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States