Marks, Nadine F., and Kristy Ashleman Working paper no. 2001-14 Abstract Social relationships are an important factor influencing health, but much existing research linking social relationships with health gives inadequate attention to differential quality of social relationships, potential gender differences in processes linking social relationships and health, and the multiplicity of factors that influence the …
Marks, Nadine F., James David Lambert, and Hey Jung Joon Working paper no. 2001-16 Abstract Purpose: This study examined the effects of transitioning into the role of filial caregiver, continuation in filial caregiver role over a period of at least five years, and exiting the role of filial caregiving due to parental death on mental and …
Wu, Lawrence Working paper no. 2001-17
De Vos, Susan, Patricio Solís, and Verónica Montes de Oca Working paper no. 2001-18 Abstract This paper focuses on informal instrumental help received by a nationally-representative sample of elderly Mexican men age 60 and over gathered in 1994. About half the men received in-kind or domestic assistance in the last month, while about two-fifths received …
Guillot, Michel Working paper no. 2002-16 Abstract This paper presents a summary mortality index, the Cross-sectional Average Length of Life (CAL). By combining the mortality experience of various cohorts in a cross-sectional fashion, CAL complements traditional one-period or one-cohort indexes and enriches our understanding of population processes. First, CAL provides an alternative insight into the …
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 …
DeLamater, John, and Morgan Sill Working paper no. 2003-05
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, …