Disparities of medical care access between rural and urban seniors：Based on the data from 2011 CLHLS
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.09.007
- VernacularTitle:我国城乡老年人口医疗服务可及性差异研究--基于2011年中国老年健康影响因素跟踪调查数据
- Author:
Jianxin LI
;
Cuicui XIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical service;
Accessibility;
The elderly population;
Urban-rural disparities
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(9):42-47
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Elderly population is a group of people who need more medical care and acquiring immediate medi-cal treatment in time is important for the aged to get a good health status. The article demonstrates the differences of medical accessibility between rural and urban seniors and analyses the influencing factors and changes of the dispari-ties using the 2011 waves of CLHLS data. Results indicate that compared to rural seniors, the aged living in urban area are more likely to achieve immediate treatment when they are seriously ill. The mechanism of the disparities is made by the different socioeconomic development level and social and medical security system. Moreover, the main reasons not to visit doctor when necessary are having no money and inconvenience to travel;the proportion of having no money and far from hospital are significantly larger in rural area than urban.
