What Do People Buy When They Don't Buy Health Insurance and What Does That Say about Why They are Uninsured?

Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, this study compares household spending on different goods by insured versus uninsured households, controlling for total spending and demographic characteristics. The analysis shows that uninsured households, on average, spend more on housing, food, al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helen Levy, Thomas DeLeire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.04.365