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Title: The Internal Structure of Self-Reported Health Measures Among Older Workers and Retirees
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Hardy, Melissa A. Pavalko, Eliza K. |
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The Internal Structure of Self-Reported Health Measures Among Older Workers and Retirees Journal of Health and Social Behavior 27,4 (December 1986): 346-357. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2136949 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Health Factors; Mobility; Occupational Status; Retirees; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Self-Reporting Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study investigates the internal structure of the self-reported health measures available in the 1976 wave of the NLS of Older Men. In assessing the relationship between a measure of work-limitations and a set of health factors based on reports of specific symptoms, activity limitations and problematic work conditions, it was found that physical symptoms and activity limitations were especially strong predictors of reported health conditions that limit the respondent's ability to perform on the job. The mix of specific symptom/condition/activity limitations associated with reported work limitations differs not only by occupational category, but by retirement status as well, in that employed workers in lower blue-collar positions were less likely to report work limitations when they said they experienced several symptoms of weakness/fatigue or mobility restrictions. The authors interpret the results as supportive of the notion that the evaluative context invoked by a health question can influence the consistency of the health reports obtained from respondents. |
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Hardy, Melissa A. and Eliza K. Pavalko. "The Internal Structure of Self-Reported Health Measures Among Older Workers and Retirees." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 27,4 (December 1986): 346-357.
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