What explains the inequalities in health care utilization between immigrants and non-migrants in Switzerland?

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Table 4 Decomposition results at extensive margin of doctor and ED visits

		Explained					Unexplained	Number of
		Demographic	Socio-economic	Health insurance	Health status	Total	Total	observations
		factors	factors	factors	factor
Inequality at the extensive margin of a doctor visit
Swiss - First- generation immigrants	= 0.046	0.010	0.015	0.003	0.001	0.029	0.017	19316
Swiss - Second-generation immigrants	= ns	0.054	0.002	0.012	0.006	0.073	-0.064	15220
Swiss - Culturally different immigrants	= 0.096	0.012	0.057	-0.012	-0.004	0.053	0.043	17351
Swiss - Culturally similar immigrants	= ns	0.012	0.008	0.008	0.005	0.033	-0.022	17185
Inequality at the extensive margin of an ED visit
Swiss - First-generation immigrants	= -0.020	-0.010	0.001	-0.001	0.000	-0.009	-0.011	19316
Swiss - Second-generation immigrants	= -0.063	-0.004	-0.002	0.000	0.002	-0.003	-0.060	15220
Swiss - Culturally different immigrants	= ns	-0.011	-0.005	-0.006	-0.001	-0.023	0.004	17351
Swiss - Culturally similar immigrants	= -0.028	-0.008	0.005	0.000	0.002	-0.001	-0.027	17185

Source: SHS 2012, GMM II 2010, own calculations.
Notes: ns: not significant. The results are expressed in absolute coefficients. The observed difference shown in column two is the sum of columns seven and eight.

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