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Demography (2019) 56 (2): 763–784.
Published: 05 March 2019
...Liliya Leopold Abstract The cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis predicts education differences in health to increase with age. All previous tests of this hypothesis were based on self-reported health measures. Recent research has suggested that self-reported health measures may not adequately...
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Demography (2011) 48 (2): 699–724.
Published: 20 April 2011
...George B. Ploubidis; Emily Grundy Abstract Our primary aim is to develop and validate a population health metric for survey-based health assessment that combines information from both self-reported and observer-measured health indicators. A secondary objective is to use this index to examine gender...
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Demography (2008) 45 (1): 115–128.
Published: 01 February 2008
... , 503 – 11 . 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.018 Molla M.T. , Wagener D.K. , & Madans J.H. ( 2001 ). Summary Measures of Population Health: Methods for Calculating Healthy Life Expectancy . Hyattsville, MD : National Center for Health Statistics . Molla M.T. ( 2004...
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Demography (2008) 45 (3): n1.
Published: 01 August 2008
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Demography (2021) 58 (4): 1423–1443.
Published: 01 August 2021
... their health in the same way and display similar response patterns. After all, observed differences in perceived health may not reflect true differences but rather cultural bias in the health measures. Research on cross-country measurement equivalence between immigrants and natives on self-reported health...
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Published: 20 April 2011
Fig. 1 Population health latent variable measurement models. a Unidimensional measurement model, b Second-order measurement model, c Multimethod-bifactor health measurement model More
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Published: 05 March 2019
Fig. 2 Predicted aging vectors of self-reported and objective health measures. Predictions are based on Models 1–8 in Table A1 of the online appendix. Black lines = lower education. Gray lines = higher education. Source: Data are from SOEP, v.32 release 2016. More
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Demography (2024) 61 (6): 2147–2175.
Published: 01 December 2024
... in severity and comorbidity that stem from such stigma processes. SRH remains a useful, holistic measure of well-being, including for transgender groups. Copyright © 2024 The Author 2024 Self-rated health Gender Transgender Minority stress Chronic conditions Table 1 States...
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Demography (2017) 54 (2): 701–720.
Published: 23 February 2017
...Robert M. Gonzalez; Donna Gilleskie Abstract Researchers and policymakers often rely on the infant mortality rate as an indicator of a country’s health. Despite arguments about its relevance, uniform measurement of infant mortality is necessary to guarantee its use as a valid measure of population...
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 83–111.
Published: 09 January 2015
...’ pregnancy intentions on prenatal and postnatal health behaviors and on infant health at birth in the United States. We address two distinct issues that may underlie inconsistent or weak findings of past research: (1) the measurement and conceptualization of pregnancy intentions (the primary independent...
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Demography (2018) 55 (5): 1935–1956.
Published: 25 September 2018
...Laura Rossouw; Teresa Bago d’Uva; Eddy van Doorslaer Abstract In spite of the wide disparities in wealth and in objective health measures like mortality, observed inequality by wealth in self-reported health appears to be nearly nonexistent in low- to middle-income settings. To determine the extent...
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Demography (2009) 46 (2): 303–324.
Published: 01 May 2009
... the same is true in a developing country. Using data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey on children aged 0 to 14 years, we find that although low income adversely affects health, its impact does not differ by age. This finding is robust to the use of both subjective and objective health measures...
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Demography (2012) 49 (2): 525–552.
Published: 28 February 2012
... prenatal care visits, premature birth, and small size for gestational age) do not predict educational attainment. Our measures explain little of the educational inequalities by parents’ class or education. However, smoking explains 12%—and all health variables together, 19%—of the lower educational...
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Demography (2021) 58 (4): 1547–1574.
Published: 01 August 2021
...Kenneth A. Bollen; Iliya Gutin Abstract Self-rated health (SRH) is ubiquitous in population health research. It is one of the few consistent health measures in longitudinal studies. Yet, extant research offers little guidance on its longitudinal trajectory. The literature on SRH suggests several...
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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 525–538.
Published: 01 March 1968
... will not show decline soon. This is because control of the automobile hazard, which involves motor vehicle design, road construction, and driver education will come slowly. Public health measures for the control of suicide are also slow in development; both suicide and homicide are essentially social problems...
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 233–257.
Published: 21 January 2015
... and mental health measures are based on the SF-36 health survey. Findings support the “healthy migrant hypothesis.” Migrants are physically healthier than their nonmigrant counterparts both before and after moving to the city. We did not find an effect of migration on physical health. Rural-to-urban migrants...
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Demography (2005) 42 (3): 397–425.
Published: 01 August 2005
... distribution of living standards. Do household and neighborhood living standards influence health? Using multivariate models, we found that household living standards are closely associated with three health measures: unmet need for modern contraception, attendance of a trained health care provider...
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Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S87–S109.
Published: 01 March 2010
..., and Aging Project (NSHAP) has yielded rich information on intimate ties, especially dyads and families, and on social connections generally. Combined with extensive biological and other health measures, NSHAP enables researchers to address key questions on health and aging. We begin with recent findings...
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Demography (1969) 6 (3): 223–242.
Published: 01 August 1969
... had set in before that. After 1930, however, in both groups of countries the pace of decline was faster than ever, and it was virtually the same for both groups, suggesting that after that date public health measures were exerting a strong influence independently of local economic development...
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Demography (2022) 59 (4): 1233–1247.
Published: 01 August 2022
...Jennifer March Augustine; Kate Prickett Abstract Public health measures aimed at curbing the transmission of COVID-19 increased parenting responsibilities during the early stages of the pandemic. This research note examines time-use data from the American Time Use Surveys to provide several fresh...
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