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The Transition from Good to Poor Health: An Econometric Study of the Older Population

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Neil J. Buckley
Frank T. Denton
A. Leslie Robb
Byron G. Spencer

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This is a study of the influence of socioeconomic factors on the state of health of older Canadians. Three years of panel data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics are used to model the transition probabilities between good and poor health. Care is taken to avoid the problem of endogeneity of income in modelling its effects, and to adjust reported income to free it from its strong association with age at the time of the survey. Of particular note are the significant effects found for income, in spite of universal public health care coverage. Significant effects are found also for age, education, and other variables.

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Paper provided by McMaster University in its series Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers with number 94.

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Keywords: Socio-economic factors and health; older population; panel data; SLID;

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  3. Neil J. Buckley & Frank T. Denton & A. Leslie Robb & Byron G. Spencer, 2003. "Socioeconomic Influence on the Health of Older People: Estimates Based on Two Longitudinal Surveys," Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports 387, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Neil J. Buckley & Frank T. Denton & A. Leslie Robb & Byron G. Spencer, 2004. "Healthy Aging at Older Ages: Are Income and Education Important?," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 123, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Neil J Buckley & Frank T Denton & A Leslie Robb & Byron G Spencer, 2005. "Socioeconomic Influences on the Health of Older Canadians: Estimates Based on Two Longitudinal Surveys," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 139, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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