✦ LIBER ✦
What determines influenza vaccination take-up of elderly Europeans?
✍ Scribed by Hendrik Schmitz; Ansgar Wübker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-9230
- DOI
- 10.1002/hec.1672
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✦ Synopsis
We analyse the determinants of influenza vaccination take-up of Europeans above the age of 50 years using the first two waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement (SHARE). Using quality-of-care indicators, special emphasis is put on the measurement and the impact of physician quality. We find that age, health status, lifestyle, labour-force status, and the family structure are important determinants of the decision to get a flu shot. Physician quality, as measured by four indicators, also positively affects the probability of getting a flu shot. Copyright