K&H: Hungarians traveling abroad consider healthcare to be the most important thing

The vast majority of middle-aged Hungarians have considered it important to take out insurance when traveling abroad for years, according to the K&H komzit vytő survey. Of those who travel with insurance, 36 percent have purchased the European Health Insurance Card. This option is especially popular among those with higher education, with the rate of those purchasing it being 47 percent. In addition to the insurance available with their bank card, 24 percent of those surveyed take out additional insurance. This rate is 33 percent among those with higher incomes and 30 percent among those living in the central region.

25 percent of the survey respondents take out separate insurance independent of their card. This is even more typical of those with higher education, with 34 percent taking out separate insurance. Only 15 percent of the survey participants use travel insurance that comes with a bank card, including 20 percent among men and 12 percent among women. The picture is colored by the fact that 9 percent of those surveyed travel without insurance, and 18 percent do not usually travel abroad. The proportion of women, people living in villages and people with lower education who do not travel abroad at all is higher than average, above 20 percent.

A new element in the survey, which has a decade-long history and is conducted quarterly, is the question of what middle-aged people consider to be the greatest advantage of travel insurance. The result speaks for itself: 93 percent consider insurance covering medical care related to accidents and illnesses to be the most important. This aspect was among the top three in all demographic groups.