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Nurturing lifestyles: the determinants of health prevention behaviors in Portugal
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The Portuguese National Health Surveys were used to answer the question “What are the
determinants of health prevention behaviors?”. The health behaviors considered were exercise,
healthy diet, no smoking and prudent alcohol consumption. The variables of interest included
demographic information, socio-economic factors and healthcare related variables. A
maximum likelihood estimation was performed using a multivariate probit model. The results
point to the importance of secondary education, while also highlighting the importance of
income for a healthy diet. Differences were found between the NUTS II regions, which,
alongside the influence of General Practitioners, should be considered when developing
healthcare policies
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Health economics Health behaviors National health survey Multivariate probit Instrumental variable