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 \u2265 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[488,1032,419,946,1033],"jel-code":[],"article-type":[1329],"class_list":["entry","author-jem","post-3487","article","type-article","status-publish","tag-consumption","tag-determinant","tag-elderly","tag-health","tag-socioeconomics","article-type-normal-article"],"yoast_head":"\n