Analýza ochoty investovat do zdraví v závislosti na profesi, vzdělání a mzdě v Plzeňském kraji v roce 2020

This thesis examines the concept of health and the willingness to invest in it, specifically whether the willingness to invest in health is affected by income of the individual, his profession and education. Health has a significant impact not only on individuals but also on whole society, so it is important to know what factors affect the willingness to invest in it. For examinig the willingness to invest in health own questionnaire survey was conducted in autumn of 2020 in the Pilsen Region. Gathered data are from 449 respondents aged 20 to 60 years, all of various education, income and working in 15 different groups of professions. Results are evaluated by descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Willingness to invest in health was observed in the method of descriptive statistics according to individual respones about healthy lifestyle threating factors. For the regression analysis was created own variable, calculated on the basis of a simple point evaluation of answers. In the regression analysis model, the variables education, income and profession were significant so the gender. As for profession, the most significant were craftsmans, lawyers and unskilled workers. Conclusions of descriptive statistics are similar as the one of regression analysis. The results can be the starting point for further in-depth research or informative for policy makers.