SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS: A MICROECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR TURKEY

• Authors: Sedefoğlu Gülşah , Soytaş Mehmet Ali
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, we examine the effects of the demographic, health and socio-economic indicators on self-reported health status (SRH) in Turkey for the year of 2012. Independent variables taken into account in the study are formed under these three titles. The Health Survey data have been collected by Turkish Statistical Office (TURKSTAT). We first used ordered logit model as a microeconometric approach but, however, generalized ordered logit model is applied after the rejection of the parallel regression assumption. Results show that people who have a chronic disease and an accident in their life are less likely to report good health. An increase in body mass index, getting older, being a female cause a negative effect on reporting good health. Increasing income level, living in urban area, being employed have a positive effect on reporting good health. In the education category, people are more likely to report fair health but the effect decreases when the education level increases.

Keywords

EN

self-reported health; ordered logit; generalized ordered logit

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 440-451

Contributors

author

Sedefoğlu Gülşah

• Social Science Institute, Istanbul University, Turkey

author

Soytaş Mehmet Ali

• Faculty of Business, Özyeğin University, Turkey

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