DOI: 10.7664/CHE20140417
The Empirical Research of the Influence Factors of Urban Residents’ Medical Demand in China
ZHANG Wei-dong
KONG Hui-Pang
Abstract：Objective: To explore the influencing factors of urban residents’ medical demand in China, so as to improve the utilization efficiency of medical resource. Methods: Based on the panel data of 30 provinces from 2003 to 2012, the empirical research was empirically analyzed from three factors including economic factor, demographic factor and environmental factor. Results: Disposable income, medical price, medical insurance, wastewater discharge and non-industrial gas have significant influences on the medical demanding of the urban residents. Conclusion:Raising the residents’ capacity to pay and improving the urban wastewater pollution are the key points to increase the efficiency of the medical resource utilization.
Keywords：medical demandeconomic factorpopulation structureenvironmental pollutionresource utilization
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 53-54 )