We study the psycho-social determinants of self-assessed health in order to explain social inequalities in health in France.We use a unique general population survey to assess the respective impact on self-assessed health status of subjective perceptions of social capital, social support, and...

En France, malgré le rôle prépondérant de l’assurance maladie obligatoire au financement des dépenses de santé (75,9% en moyenne en 2012), l’accès aux soins est fortement dépendant de la possession d’un contrat d’assurance complémentaire santé, et de sa qualité, dont 5% de la...

This thesis deals with social inequalities in health-Related behaviours such as lifestyle risk factors for health (precisely, obesity and alcohol consumption) and the utilisation of health care services, in a number of OECD countries. This work relies on an applied micro-Economics approach,...

L’Aide à l’acquisition d’une complémentaire santé (ACS) est un dispositif, sous la forme d’une aide financière, mis en place en 2005 pour favoriser l’accès aux soins des personnes ayant un revenu juste au-dessus du plafond de l’éligibilité à la Couverture maladie universelle...

BACKGROUND: In France, only 75% of health expenditures are covered by the French public health insurance. Health expenditures which are not publicly covered can be covered by complementary health insurance contract. The weighty out-of-pocket resulting from the lack of CHI and the poor quality of...

This study examines the impact of health system characteristics on social inequities in health care use in Europe, using data from national surveys in 13 European countries. Multilevel logistic regression models are estimated to separate the individual level determinants of generalist and...

The relationship between air pollution and mortality is now admissible with a sufficiently high level of causality proven. This link allows for health impact assessment to be carried out with a significant degree of accuracy, such as the case for the results which are presented here from the...

This study examines the impact of health system characteristics on social inequities in health care use in Europe, using data from national surveys in 13 European countries. Multilevel logistic regression models are estimated to separate the individual level determinants of generalist and...