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| The Relationship Between Employment Status and the Use of
Outpatient Medical Services |
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Jeong-Hee Kang, Sang-Yi Lee, Chul-Woung Kim, Seung-Eun Lee |
Correspondence:
Sang-Yi Lee,
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| Abstract |
Objectives
This study investigated the difference in the use of medical services depending on the employment status of
workers, including regular workers, irregular workers, self-employed workers and the unemployed, and analyzed the relationship
between employment status and the use of outpatient medical services.
Methods
Data of 11,903 economically active people aged 20-24 among the 21,235 people registered in the 2009 Korea
Health Panel were collected and analyzed through logistic regression analysis in order to explore the relationship between
employment status and the use of outpatient medical services.
Results
6 out of 10 people in the sample group (economically active population aged 20-64) used outpatient medical
services. Part-time workers were less likely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers (OR=0.81). However,
economically inactive people, such as house workers (OR=1.40), the early retired (OR=1.72) and the sick or injured (OR=3.07),
were more likely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers.
Conclusions
While part-time workers among irregular workers were less likely to use outpatient medical services than regular
workers, the sick or injured, the early retired and house workers who belong to the economically inactive population were more
likely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers. |
| Key Words:
economic activity, employment status, use of outpatient medical services |
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