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dc.contributor.author | Schwarze, Johannes | en |
dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Hanfried H. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Anger, Silke | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-19T10:25:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-19T10:25:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | - |
dc.identifier.pi | urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10049275 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/65359 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Studies from several countries have shown that self-rated health is an independent predictor of mortality. However, no empirical evidence exists for Germany so far. We investigate the effectiveness of (i) self-ratings of health by individuals and (ii) changes in self-rated health, as predictors of mortality for Germany. Methods: A sub-sample of 3,096 respondents, aged 50 years and over, is drawn from the annual collections of data of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), between 1994 and 1996. Several probit models are estimated in order to analyse the impact of selfrated health and of changes in self-rated health on predictions of mortality. Results: We find that, while currently self-rated health is shown to be a valid predictor of mortality in Germany, adding previously self-rated health has no effect on explaining the probability of death. Furthermore, one-year changes in self-rated health do not have an additional impact on predicting mortality. Conclusion: Our results for Germany confirm international evidence. In addition, the assumption that self-rated health reflects trajectories and not only the current level of health can be neglected. This leads us to the conclusion that self-rated health reflects a static rather than a dynamic perspective of health. Therefore, when evaluating a population's state of health, it may be sufficient to rely on self-assessments of health at one point of time instead of using panel data. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | |aHumboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes |cBerlin | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | |aSFB 373 Discussion Paper |x2002,64 | en |
dc.subject.jel | I12 | en |
dc.subject.jel | C23 | en |
dc.subject.ddc | 330 | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Mortality | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Self-Rated Health | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Trajectory Hypothesis | en |
dc.title | Self-rated and changes in self-rated health as predictors of mortality: First evidence from german panel data | - |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
dc.identifier.ppn | 727040669 | en |
dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | en |
dc.identifier.repec | RePEc:zbw:sfb373:200264 | en |
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