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A logit analysis of hospital choice behavior in Chollabukdo province of Korea

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  • Kim, Byung-Ryang

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This paper analyzes hospital choice behavior of inpatients in Chollabukdo Province of the Republic of Korea. By applying a binary logit model on the disaggregate basis, we examine how individual inpatients select tertiary hospitals with high-level services as opposed to secondary low-level hospitals. From the analysis, we have found significant differences in the hospital choice behavior among the different socioeconomic groups of population. Especially meaningful differences were observed between urban and rural residents. The present policy focusing on the construction of low-level hospitals is thought to be reasonable to cope with the needs of rural residents, whereas increasing demand for high-level services is expected in the urban area.

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  • Kim, Byung-Ryang, 1990. "A logit analysis of hospital choice behavior in Chollabukdo province of Korea," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 30(10), pages 1119-1129, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:30:y:1990:i:10:p:1119-1129
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    1. Kathleen Adams, E. & Porell, Frank W. & Robbins, James D., 1996. "Estimating the utilization impacts of hospital closures through hospital choice models: a comparison of disaggregate and aggregate models," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 139-153, June.
    2. Evelien Bergrath & Milena Pavlova & Wim Groot, 2014. "Attracting Health Insurance Buyers through Selective Contracting: Results of a Discrete-Choice Experiment among Users of Hospital Services in the Netherlands," Risks, MDPI, vol. 2(2), pages 1-25, April.
    3. Lieke Boonen & Frederik Schut & Bas Donkers & Xander Koolman, 2009. "Which preferred providers are really preferred? Effectiveness of insurers’ channeling incentives on pharmacy choice," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 9(4), pages 347-366, December.

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