Efekt wypierania w opiece długoterminowej
Crowding out effect in long-term care

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present preferences of Poles regarding long-term care for the elderly and to examine whether informal and formal care are substitute or complementary, so can we speak about the crowding out effect. The data used in the study come from a special edition of the survey entitled Eurobarometer conducted by Eurostat in 2007. Poles are much more willing to take advantage of long-term care in their own homes than in nursing homes. However, to help parents, they would like to take them to their own homes. Those who declare that their long-term care will be financed by the state are older, expect a longer life, have more difficulties in their daily living and are more likely to be exposed to risk factors in relation to persons declaring financing of private care. For the analysis a probit model was used in which the explanatory variable was the expectations regarding the financing of long-term care. The results indicate that the probability of financing private care is lower if we expect support from the state. This may prove that informal care substitute for formal care.

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