Table 3 Most important reason for lack of health insurance among uninsured documented Latin Americans in Nagahama City, Japan
From: Latin American immigrants have limited access to health insurance in Japan: a cross sectional study
Reason | % |
|---|---|
| Â | (n = 56) |
It's too expensive | 24.0 |
I have too many years without insurance, it's too expensive to enroll now | 12.2 |
I will be leaving Japan soon | 10.9 |
I don't get sick so frequently | 9.8 |
I have to save/send money | 8.8 |
I don't have enough money to pay the health insurance | 6.9 |
I or my spouse lost the job | 6.1 |
Don't understand the Japanese insurance system | 6.0 |
I changed employer | 4.6 |
It's cheaper if I pay the medical expenses | 4.0 |
In transition from another city | 2.2 |
My employer refuses to enroll me in the Employees' Health Insurance (EHI) | 2.0 |
Never thought about health insurance | 1.3 |
If I get seriously sick/injured, I will return to my country | 1.2 |