Private health expenditure in the family - regional social and economic inequalities in Portugal, 1994-1995/2000

Abstract

Average annual family health expenditure increased by around 16% in the period between the official family surveys of 1994/95 and 2000. The highest figures in the 2000 survey were recorded in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region, and the lowest in the Alentejo Region. The increases reflect the social and economic categories of factory workers, businessmen and farm workers, the unemployed and pensioners.