The influencing factors of long-term care insurance demand in China: An empirical study based on Jiangsu Province
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2018.04.004
- VernacularTitle:我国长期照护保险需求影响因素分析——基于江苏省的实证研究
- Author:
Yang CAO
1
;
Jie CHEN
;
Hui-Ying LIAN
;
Peng-Cheng LIU
Author Information
1. 中国药科大学国际医药商学院 江苏南京 210000
- Keywords:
Long-term care insurance;
Demand;
Disabled elderly;
Aging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2018;11(4):19-23
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To explore the influencing factors of the long-term care insurance demand in Jiangsu province and provide reference for the establishment and improvement of a perfect long-term care insurance system in China. Methods:Factor analysis,multiple regression analysis and logistic regression analysis were applied for analy-zing the survey data collected from Jiangsu province. Results: (1) From the perspective of subjective attitude fac-tors,nursing expenses,family ability to pay,insurance concepts, nursing needs and chronic disease awareness and long-term care insurance demand are positively correlated,and the impact was significant;(2) From the perspective of demographic factors, residents with a high level of education are more willing to buy long-term care insurance. Conclusions: The Chinese government should take full account of the influencing factors of long-term care insurance demand,improve the income of urban and rural residents,increase promotional activities,and encourage nursing in-stitutions to develop at different levels,and build a government-led long-term care service system.
