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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

49 (1) 2015 93 – 102

Socioeconomic Determinants of Health Enhancing Expenditure among the Elderly in Malaysia: An Ethnic Comparison
Penentu-Penentu Sosioekonomi Perbelanjaan Peningkatan Kesihatan dalam Kalangan Warga Tua di Malaysia: Perbandingan Etnik

School of Economics, Finance and Banking
College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman
MALAYSIA

yong@uum.edu.my

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the effects of socioeconomic factors on consumption of health-enhancing goods and services among different ethnicities of the elderly in Malaysia. The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) comprising 4573 respondents (aged ≥ 60) is used for analysis. The results suggest that age, income, gender, education and location of residence are significantly associated with consumption of health-enhancing goods and services. Specifically, there are negative relationships between the likelihood of consuming health-enhancing goods and services and older individuals, lower income earners, males, the less-educated, and rural dwellers. Based on these findings, several intervention strategies toward promoting the consumption of health-enhancing goods and services are suggested.

Keywords

consumption; determinant; Elderly; health; socioeconomics

Author’s Acknowledgement

The author would like to thank the Director General of Health, Malaysia for his permission to use the data from the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) and to publish this paper. Research support from the Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS) (KOD S/O 13123) is acknowledged.

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2015-4901-09
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Cheah, (2015). Socioeconomic Determinants of Health Enhancing Expenditure among the Elderly in Malaysia: An Ethnic Comparison. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 49(1), 93–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2015-4901-09

@article{cheah2015socioeconomic,
  title={Socioeconomic Determinants of Health Enhancing Expenditure among the Elderly in Malaysia: An Ethnic Comparison},
  author={Cheah, Yong Kang},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={49},
  number={1},
  pages={93—102},
 

year={2015},
}

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