Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether it is possible to elicit how United Kingdom (UK) public citizens might trade off human health and environmental outcomes. Methods: Using a representative adult population, a discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted on criteria impacting trade-off decisions between human health and environmental outcomes. Respondents were asked to make twelve choices that included four attributes: the impact on UK life expectancy, the impact on biodiversity, the impact on UK carbon emissions and location of environmental impacts. Data were analyzed using a conditional logit regression model. Results: 508 respondents completed the survey. A DCE found UK public citizens are willing to forgo human health to reduce environmental harm. Conclusions: This research demonstrated it is possible to elicit the public’s view about trade-offs between health and the environment. Moreover, the public is willing to forgo human health to reduce environmental impact, propounding the importance of healthcare sustainability.
DOI: 10.29333/ejeph/15212
Authors: Melissa Pegg, Chetan Mistry, Erin Barker, Matthew Taylor
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402865041