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| Title |
Spending on private health insurance plans of Brazilian families: a descriptive study with data from the Family Budget Surveys 2002-2003 and 2008-2009
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| Published in |
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/1413-81232015205.07092014 |
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| Authors |
Leila Posenato Garcia, Carlos Octávio Ocké-Reis, Luís Carlos Garcia de Magalhães, Ana Claudia Sant'Anna, Lúcia Rolim Santana de Freitas |
| Abstract |
Spending on health insurance represents an important share of private expenditure on health in Brazil. The study aimed to describe the evolution of spending on private health insurance plans of Brazilian families, according to their income. Data from the Family Budget Surveys (POF) 2002-2003 and 2008-2009 were used. To compare the spending figures among the surveys, the Consumer Price Index (IPCA) was applied. The proportion of families with private health insurance expenses remained stable in both surveys (2002-2003 and 2008-2009), around 24%. However, the household spending on health insurance plans increased. Among those families who spent money oh health insurance plans, the average spending increased from R$154.35 to R$183.97. The average spending on health insurance plans was greater with increasing household income, as well as portions of the family income and total expenditure committed to these expenses. Spending on health insurance is concentrated among higher-income families, for which it was the main component of total health expenditure. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 22% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
| Researcher | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 6% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 17% |
| Unknown | 8 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 August 2015.
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#1,121
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