Beyond endogeneity in analyses of public opinion: Evaluations of healthcare by the foreign born across 24 European countries.

ABSTRACT: To address the problem of endogeneity in public opinion research, this study examines the opinions of healthcare held by the foreign born, i.e. those not socialized in the system they are asked to evaluate. It (a) explores the degree to which the healthcare ratings of the foreign born depend on the country's institutional healthcare setting; (b) stresses the importance of referential standards and the significance of knowledge and previous experiences of healthcare services in the country of origin; and (c) investigates differences in healthcare ratings with the length of time foreign born spent in the destination country. This study uses data from the seven rounds of the European Social Survey (2002-2014) and applies multilevel modelling techniques. Results show the institutional characte

SUBMITTER: Schneider SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7263607 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature