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Hana Bataineh1, Rose Anne Devlin1, Vicky Barham1
1University of Ottawa, Department of Economics, 120 University Private, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Abstract:
Access to a regular source of health-care is problematic for some, irrespective of whether the regime is publicly or privately funded. Yet, evidence shows that access to a regular family doctor improves health outcomes. We are the first to examine the impact of social capital (e.g., tangible support, friends and family) on having a regular family doctor taking into account that social capital may be endogenously determined. Using the Canadian National Population Health longitudinal survey (1994-2010: n = 41,022) and a dynamic random effects probit model (with and without endogenous initial conditions) we find robust evidence of a statistically significant and positive causal relationship between social capital and the probability of having a regular family doctor. Since past access to a family doctor is a strong predictor of both current and future access, we show that social capital is much more important in helping individuals find a family doctor than for keeping one.
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