How Large is the Bias is Self-Reported Disability?

Benı́tez-Silva, Hugo; Buchinsky, Moshe; Chan, Hiu Man; Cheidvasser, Sofia; Rust, John

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“…Here again, the evidence is mixed. For example, Benitez-Silva et al [20] and Stern [21] find little evidence of bias in reported disability status while Kreider [22] and Kreider and Pepper [23] do find evidence of justification bias.…”

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The effect of health changes and long-term health on the work activity of older Canadians

Crossley

Stevens

2005

Health Econ.

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Summary: Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the possible problems with self-reported health, including endogeneity and measurement error, and (2) the relative importance of health changes and long-term health in the decision to work. We contrast estimates of the impact of health on employment using self-assessed health, an objective health index contained in the NPHS -the HUI3, and a "purged" health stock measure. Our results suggest that health has an economically significant effect on employment probabilities for Canadian men and women aged 50 to 64, and that this effect is underestimated by simple estimates based on self-assessed health. We also corroborate recent U.S. and U.K. findings that changes in health are important in the work decision.

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The effect of health changes and long-term health on the work activity of older Canadians

Crossley

Stevens

2005

Health Econ.

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“…In particular, the share of state residents deterred or encouraged to apply for benefits in (Hennessey and Dykacz, 1993) These changes in the age and impairment distribution of disabihty recipients have also substantially increased the expected benefit recipiency duration of newer cohorts (Rupp and Scott, 1998 Katz and Autor, 1999 Diamond and Sheshinski (1995). See also Hausman and Halpem (1986) and Benitez-Silva et al (2000) for theoretical and empirical analyses of the application decision. Given the structure of the disability application process, employed workers will optimally choose one of three actions in each period: (1) quit employment to apply for disability; (2) remain in employment but apply for disability conditional on unemployment and (3) remain in the labor force and not seek disability benefits.…”

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The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment

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Duggan

2001

SSRN Journal

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“…Firstly, the subjective measurement of the dimensions considered (sensory functions, functional status, cognition and communication), which can contribute to an underestimation of the difficulties. 43,44 The census methodology does not account for the presence of objective information, so we had to rely on self-perceived difficulties. It is important to mention, though, that other studies pointed to the validity of self-report functional disability measures among older adults, as well as a high correlation between self-reported disability and health status.…”

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Functional, Sensorial, Mobility and Communication Difficulties in the Portuguese Oldest Old (80+)

2017

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RESUMOIntrodução: O envelhecimento da população é evidente na maioria dos países desenvolvidos, e o grupo dos muito idosos é um dos segmentos da população com mais rápido crescimento. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar as características sociodemográficas e de saúde dos muito idosos portugueses, usando uma abordagem baseada nos dados dos censos populacionais. Material e Métodos: Foi conduzido um estudo descritivo considerando todos os residentes com 80 ou mais anos à data dos Censos 2011 (n = 532 219). Os dados dos questionários dos Censos acerca das características sociodemográficas, funções sensoriais (visão, audição), estado funcional (andar/subir degraus, tomar banho/vestir-se sozinho), cognição (memória/concentração) e comunicação (compreender os outros/fazer-se entender) foram analisados. Resultados: Os resultados revelaram que a maioria dos muito idosos são mulheres (64,5%), viúvos (53,9%), analfabetos (46,1%) e vivem em contexto domiciliar (88,8%). Andar/subir degraus (57,1%), visão (39,1%) e audição (35,1%) foram as dimensões onde os muito idosos apresentavam maiores constrangimentos. Em paralelo, compreender os outros/fazer-se entender (25,9%) e memória/ concentração (34,4%) foram as dimensões com percentagens mais baixas de dificuldade. Foram encontradas diferenças significativas entre a população octogenária/nonagenária e a população centenária para a visão, andar/subir escadas, e tomar banho/vestir-se sozinho, com os centenários a apresentarem uma maior percentagem de dificuldade. Discussão: Os muito idosos portugueses apresentam dificuldades significativas nas atividades de vida diária, contudo, as capacidades cognitivas e de comunicação parecem ser comummente mantidas. Em conjunto, estes resultados sugerem a necessidade de assistência funcional, mas que pode ser, em última instância, gerida pelo próprio idoso. Conclusão: Considerando as diferenças observadas entre os centenários e os idosos mais jovens, devem ser equacionadas intervenções capazes de responder às necessidades potencialmente específicas de cada grupo. Palavras-chave: Actividades da Vida Diária; Avaliação da Deficiência; Censo; Demografia; Idoso, 80 anos e mais; Idoso Fragilizado; Portugal ABSTRACT Introduction:The ageing of populations is evident in most developed countries, and the oldest old group is one of the segments with the fastest growing. The aim of this paper is to examine sociodemographic and health related characteristics of the portuguese oldest old, using a census-based approach. Material and Methods:A descriptive study considering all residents aged 80 years and older at the time of the 2011 Census (n = 532 219) was conducted. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, sensory functions (seeing, hearing), functional status (walking/climbing stairs, bathing/dressing alone), cognition (memory/concentration), and communication (understanding others/being understood) as assessed by the Portuguese census official questionnaires were analyzed. Results: Findings revealed that most of the oldest old are women (64.5%), w...

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How Large is the Bias is Self-Reported Disability?

Cited by 140 publications

References 25 publications

The effect of health changes and long-term health on the work activity of older Canadians

The effect of health changes and long-term health on the work activity of older Canadians

The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment

Functional, Sensorial, Mobility and Communication Difficulties in the Portuguese Oldest Old (80+)

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