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Inequalities of Opportunity in the Use of Healthcare by Young Adults in France

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  • Doriane Mignon

    (IRDES - Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Economie de la Santé - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Florence Jusot

    (Legos - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion des Organisations de Santé - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

While the health of young adults is a recognised public health issue in France, less atten-tion is paid to their use of healthcare. This article examines the existence of unequal opportunities in the use of healthcare for young adults using data from the National Survey on the Resources of Young Adults (Enquête nationale sur les ressources des jeunes - 2014). Using the framework of the philosophy of responsibility, a distinction is made between "unfair" inequalities linked to circums-tances beyond the control of young people – or unequal opportunity, and "fair" inequalities linked to characteristics for which they are responsible. Linear probability models are used to estimate the associations between the probabilities of non-use (non-utilisation and foregone health care) and parental characteristics (complementary health insurance, main activity, income, marital and vital status) on the one hand and those of the young person (education, main activity, whether living in the parental home or not, financial resources, complementary health insurance) on the other, reflecting the existence of unfair and fair inequalities respectively. Variance decomposition makes it possible to quantify these inequalities and suggests that unfair inequalities outweigh fair inequalities.

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  • Doriane Mignon & Florence Jusot, 2020. "Inequalities of Opportunity in the Use of Healthcare by Young Adults in France," Post-Print hal-02903363, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02903363
    DOI: 10.24187/ecostat.2020.514t.2014
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    Keywords

    jeunes adultes; accès aux soins; inégalités des chances; inequalities of opportunity; access to healthcare; young adults;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality

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