利用微观经济支出特征,根据种族和种族来了解化品程序的使用趋势
Ben S Rhee1, John Pham1, Joshua R Tanzer2
1From The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Providence, R.I.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
|July 8, 2024
概括
消费者支出模式与不同种族群体的化品手术使用相关. 在支出中体现的财务稳定,可能解释了非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔人口在整形手术获得的差异.
科学领域:
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 整形外科的差异性
- 消费者行为分析 消费者行为分析
背景情况:
- 与白人和亚洲人相比,美国的非裔美国人和西班牙裔人口对整形外科手术的使用不足.
- 整形外科手术获得的种族差异可能与社会经济因素有关.
研究的目的:
- 评估微观经济支出特征是否表明金融稳定性,与不同种族群体的化品手术使用趋势相关.
- 调查消费者支出模式与美容手术吸收的种族差异之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 收集了美国整形外科医生协会 (2012-2020) 每年按种族/族群 (2012-2020) 分类的整形外科和微创手术卷.
- 利用美国劳工统计局的消费者支出数据进行因子分析,根据种族/民族群体计算不灵活和灵活的消费者支出.
- 标准化了所有四个因素,用于跨种族/族群的比较解释.
主要成果:
- 白人/亚洲人/其他群体在不灵活和灵活的消费品上的支出显著增加,同时使用整形外科和微创手术的比例更高.
- 在所有四个测量因素 (支出和程序) 中,非洲裔美国人的支出显著下降.
- 西班牙裔个人对灵活的消费品,整形外科手术和微创整形手术的平均支出明显较低.
结论:
- 不灵活和灵活的消费者支出模式与观察到的整形外科和微创手术在不同种族/族群中使用的趋势一致.
- 微观经济支出差异似乎是一个重要的因素,在整形外科手术中将种族和民族差异置于背景.
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