Living Arrangements of Older Persons
Palloni, Alberto Working paper no. 2000-02
Palloni, Alberto Working paper no. 2000-02
Palloni, Alberto, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 2003-01 Abstract We test three competing explanations of the adult “Hispanic mortality paradox:” data artifact, migration, and cultural or social buffering effects. Based on a series of parametric hazard models estimated on 9 years of mortality follow-up data, our results suggest that the “Hispanic” mortality advantage is …
Palloni, Alberto, and Carolina Milesi Working paper no. 2003-02 Abstract The persistence of social class inequalities is a salient regularity in modern societies. In this paper we argue that there are mechanisms that link early health status and late socioeconomic achievement. Our discussion is based on well-established results in the social stratification literature, on recent …
Palloni, Alberto, Beth J. Soldo, Rebeca Wong, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2003-03 Abstract Context: We know precious little about adult health in developing countries in general and Latin America in particular. We know even less about the health conditions of elderly individuals. Since Mexico and many other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean …
Guend, Hani, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2003-07 Abstract We examine differentials in adult Partial Life Expectancies by type of disability between two censuses within each racial group; and among white, black, Asian, and Native Americans in 1990. During the 1980s, women of minority groups benefited from an improvement in Disability Free Life Expectancy, …
Palloni, Alberto, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2004-09 Abstract Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean will not proceed along known paths already followed by more developed countries. In particular, the health profile of the future elderly population is less predictable due to factors associated with their demographic past that may haunt them for …
Merli, M. Giovanna, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2004-13
Palloni, Alberto, Beth Soldo, and Rebeca Wong Working paper no. 2004-23 Abstract Recent surveys of older adults include batteries of questions or modules on self-reported chronic conditions as well as on limited self-reported anthropometry. Experience with such surveys in developed countries shows that some self-reported conditions possess reasonably high validity. There is much less information …
Monteverde, Malena, Kenya Noronha, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2007-11 Abstract Poor early conditions have been associated with increasing risks of some non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease during adulthood. On the other hand, these morbidity conditions are known as important risk factors for experiencing disabilities. This suggests that there must …
Monteverde, Malena, Beatriz Novak, Kenya Noronha, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2007-12 Abstract High and increasing levels of obesity in the US and Mexico could compromise future gains in life expectancy for these populations. Excess mortality due to obesity has been investigated in the US but not in Latin America where high prevalence and …