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    研究表明，人们的健康状况可能与其收入直接相关，受教育程度越高，其预防措施做得越到位，也越有机会获得特殊的医疗服务。

    此研究还说，15％的低收入人群说其健康状况正在变的“越来越差”，而仅有8％的高收入人群对其健康投入很少。本研究由希腊国家社会研究中心（EKKE）投资，Kathimerini着手研究。

    高收入和低收入人群对家庭的资金投入水平还不清楚。专家相信比较富裕的人有较好的健康状况，因为较高水平的教育使他们更注意对疾病的预防，而且更广泛的了解与他们相关的健康服务。收入较低的人几乎不可能采取健康预防措施，而且只有当身体表现出症状时才去医院。另外，数据显示，低收入的人更倾向于依赖药物，因为其比咨询医生更简单便宜些。

    研究中提到：“归为一点就是，所有问题都与低收入人群缺乏适当的健康保险有关，低收入人群没有充分享受到公众福利。”“穷人家庭享受公有或私有医疗保健服务的限制，导致他们去药店寻找简单的解决方法，在那里可以得到他们所需的大量药品而不用增加其它费用。”

    17年多的时间，每月家庭医疗保健费上升了50％。在1981到1982年间，家庭每月的医疗保健费用平均是61.98欧元，而到1998和1999年间其费用上升到了94.58欧元。大部分健康费用是用在牙科服务方面――占38.6％，而药物花费只占预算的18.6％。

Good health linked to income

People’s state of health appears to be directly related to their income level, according to a study which shows that better educated individuals are more aware of precautionary measures and have better access to specialized medical services.

The study, prepared by the National Center for Social Research (EKKE) and seen by Sunday’s Kathimerini, shows that 15 percent of those belonging to the lower income groups describe their health as being “bad to very bad.”

On the other hand, only 8 percent of people who are in higher income groups gave their health such a poor rating.

The level of income that placed households in higher or lower groups was not clear.

Experts believe that wealthier individuals enjoy better health as higher levels of education help to make them more aware of precautionary steps, while they are also better informed about the health services at their disposal.

Individuals on the lower end of the income scale are less likely to take preventative health measures and resort to hospitals only once their problem displays symptoms.

Additionally, data showed that low income earners rely more on medicines as it is an easier recourse than consulting a doctor.

“The problem is related, up to a point, to the lack of proper health coverage of the lower income groups which are also shut out of public welfare services,” the study said.

“Alternatively, the limited possibility poorer households have of resorting to public and private healthcare results in them seeking the easy solution at a pharmacy where they can obtain most of the medicines they need without additional costs,” the study added.

Monthly household spending on healthcare shot up by 50 percent over 17 years.

In 1981-82, households spent an average of 61.98 euros per month on health, while this amount rose to 94.58 euros in 1998-99.

Spending on dental services takes the largest chunk of health costs (38.6 percent), while pharmacy costs demand 18.6 percent of the budget.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100010_23/10/2006_75722

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