Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2011
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
Abstract
This research provides both a description and comparisons of the effect that poor health and insufficient or non-existing insurance coverage has on a farmer's decision to leave farming. This study employed a logistic regression analysis on the exit decision model. The data for this study was collected from the 2000-2004 Medical Expenditure Panel' Survey, which was administered 5 times over the 2 year period for each panel. This study tested the following three hypotheses: (1) health status affects a farmer's exit decision, (2) having health insurance discourages exit, and (3) when compared to insured and healthy farmers, uninsured and unhealthy farmers are more likely to exit. The first finding is that possessing health insurance does encourage farmers to remain in the business, regardless of their health. The second finding is that unhealthy farmers with no health insurance have a much higher tendency to leave farming. This paper is an extension of the work of Chang et.al (2011).
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Health insurance
Farmers -- Attitudes
Farmers -- Health and hygiene
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
77
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Sharma, Ekata, "The Effects of Health Insurance Coverage on a Farmer's Exit Decision" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1834.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd2/1834