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Socio-Economic Status and Health

Growing policy concern about changes in social welfare policy and family and child health and well-being is reflected in the program's demographic and economic research. Over the past two decades, program staff have studied how social welfare programs affect child and adult health, and their choices regarding fertility, family formation, labor supply, and other life course decisions. Related research examines the role of families and private sector institutions in providing a "safety net" for families and children. Recently, the program has also increased its consideration of the impact of welfare reform at the national, state and local level on demographic and economic outcomes.

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Adamson, David, Policy and Health In Asia: Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions, RB-5036, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2000.

Andreyeva, Tatiana, Pierre-Carl Michaud and Arthur van Soest, Obesity and Health in Europeans Ages 50 and Above, WR-331, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2005.

Beckett, Megan K., and Marc N. Elliott,"Mortality and Sample Selection: Reply to Noymer," Journal of Health & Social Behavior, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2001, pp. 328-331 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-1000).

Beckett, Megan K., Maxine Weinstein, Noreen Goldman, and Lin Yu-Hsuan,"Do Health Interview Surveys Yield Reliable Data on Chronic Illness Among Older Respondents?" American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 151, No. 3, 2000, pp. 315-323 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-882).

Beckett, Megan, K., Noreen Goldman, Maxine Weinstein, I-fen Lin, and Yi-li Chuang, "Social Environment, Life Challenge, and Health Among the Elderly in Taiwan," Social Science and Medicine, 2002, pp. 191-209 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-1014).

Beckett, Megan K., Noreen Goldman, Maxine Weinstein, I-fen Lin, and Yi-li Chuang, "Social Environment, Stress, and Health among the Elderly in Taiwan," Social Science & Medicine, forthcoming.

Beegle, Kathleen, Elizabeth Frankenberg, and Duncan Thomas, "Bargaining Power Within Couples and Use of Prenatal and Delivery Care in Indonesia," Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2001, pp. 130-146. (also available as RAND Reprint RP-964).

Bitler, Marianne P., Jonah B. Gelbach, and Hilary W. Hoynes, Welfare Reform and Health, WR-102-1-NICHD/NIA, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.

Hunter, Lori, Report: The Environmental Implications of Population Dynamics, MR-1191-WFHF/RF/DLPF, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2000 (also available in PDF).

Hurd, Michael D., "Anchoring and Acquiescence Bias in Measuring Assets in Household Surveys," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 19, No. 1-3, January 1999, pp. 111-136.

Hurd, Michael D., Mortality Risk and Consumption by Couples, DRU-2061, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1999.

Hurd, Michael D., and Arie Kapteyn, Health, Wealth, and the Role of Institutions, DRU-3006, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.

Hurd, Michael D., and Kathleen McGarry, "Medical Insurance and the Use of Health Care Services by the Elderly," Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 16, 1997, pp. 129-154.

Hurd, Michael D., James P. Smith; and Julie M. Zissimopoulos, The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirements and Social Security Claiming, DRU-3008, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.

Hurd, Michael D., Beth Soldo, Willard Rodgers, and Robert Wallace, "Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest-Old: An Overview of the Survey," Journal of Gerontology, Vol. 52B, 1997, pp. 1-20.

Johansen, Anne S., Arleen Leibowitz, and Linda J. Waite, "Child Care and Children's Illness," American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 78, No. 9, 1988, pp. 1175-1177.

Kapteyn, Arie, Pierre-Carl Michaud, James Smith, Arthur Van Soest,Effects of Attrition and Non-Response in the Health and Retirement Study, WR-407.

Kapteyn, Arie, James P. Smith, Arthur van Soest, Self-reported Work Disability in the US and The Netherlands, WR-206, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.

Kapur, Kanika, M. Rebecca Kilburn, and C. Christine Fair, An Analysis of the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Child are Centers, MR-1167.0-USDAFNS, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1999.

Karoly, Lynn A., and Jeannette A. Rogowski, "Retiree Health Benefits and Retirement Behavior: Implications for Health Policy," Health Benefits and the Workforce, Vol. 2, Washington, DC: US Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Association, 1998, pp. 43-71 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-836).

Karoly, Lynn A., and Jeannette A. Rogowski, "The Effect of Access to Post-Retirement Health Insurance on the Decision to Retire Early," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 48, No. 1, October 1994, pp. 103-123 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-360).

Kington, Raynard, and James P. Smith, "Socioeconomic Status and Racial and Ethnic Differences in Functional Status Associated with Chronic Diseases," American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 87, No. 5, May 1997, pp. 805-810.

Kington, Raynard, Lee Lillard, and Jeannette Rogowski, Three Aspects of Health, Well-Being, and the Effective Functioning of the Elderly, RB-5016, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1998.

Kington, Raynard, Lee Lillard, and Jeannette Rogowski, "Reproductive History, Socioeconomic Status, and Self-Reported Health Status of Women Aged 50 Years or Older," American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 87, No. 1, January 1996, pp. 33-37.

Kington, Raynard, Jeannette Rogowski, and Lee A. Lillard, "Dental Expenditures and Insurance Coverage Among Older Adults," The Gerontologist, Vol. 35, No. 4, 1995, pp. 436-443 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-475).

Kington, Raynard, Lee A. Lillard, Jeannette Rogowski, and Paul Lee, "The Functional Associations of 'Trouble Seeing'," Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1997, pp. 125-127.

Kington, Raynard, David Reuben, Jeannette Rogowski, and Lee A. Lillard, "Sociodemographic and Health Factors in Driving Patterns After Fifty Years of Age," American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 84, No. 8, 1994, pp. 1327-1329 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-340).

Kington, Raynard, David Reuben, Jeannette Rogowski, and Lee A. Lillard, Health Status and Driving After Age 50, DRU-318, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1993.

Klerman, Jacob Alex, Pitfalls of Panel Data: The Case of the SIPP Health Insurance Data, RP-111, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.

Klerman, Jacob Alex, A Random-Effects Approach to Attrition Bias in the SIPP Health Insurance Data, RP-118, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.

Klerman, Jacob Alex, and Dana P. Goldman, "Job Loss Due to Health Insurance Mandates," Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 272, No. 7, August 17 1994, pp. 552-556 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-332).

Klerman, Jacob Alex, Jeanne S. Ringel, and Beth Roth, Under-Reporting of Medicaid and Welfare in the Current Population Survey, WR-169, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2005.

Klerman, Lorraine V., and Jacob Alex Klerman, "More Evidence for the Public Health Value of Family Planning," American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 84, No. 9, 1994, pp. 1377-1378 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-349).

Kuate-Defo, Barthelemy, Julie S. DaVanzo, and Joanne Leslie, "Using Quantitative & Qualitative Research Methodologies for Understanding Infant Feeding Practices (Chapter 2)," Nutrition and Child Health in Cameroon, Barthelemy Kuate-Defo, ed., 2001, pp. 53-78.

Lakdawalla, Darius, and Tomas Philipson, The Rise in Old-Age Longevity and the Market for Long-Term Care, The American Economic Review, Vol. 92, No. 1, 2002, pp. 295-306.

Lakdawalla, Darius, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Dana P. Goldman, Michael D. Hurd, Geoffrey Joyce, and Constantijn W. A. Panis, Forecasting the Nursing Home Population, Medical Care, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2003, pp. 8-20, LRP-200300-01.

Lavy, Victor, John Strauss, Duncan Thomas, and Philippe de Vreyer, "Quality of Health Care, Survival and Health Outcomes in Ghana," Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 15, 1996, pp. 333-357 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-570).

Lee, Paul P., James P. Smith, and Raynard S. Kington, "The Associations between Self-rated Vision and Hearing and Functional Status in Middle Age," Ophthalmology, Vol. 106, No. 2, 1999, pp. 401-405 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-788).

Lee, Paul P., James P. Smith, and Raynard S. Kington, "The Unique Relationships of Self-Rated Vision and Hearing to Functional Status and Well-Being Among Seniors 70 Years and Older," American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 127, No. 4, 1999, pp. 447-452.

Lillard, Lee A., and M. Rebecca Kilburn, Intergenerational Earnings Links: Sons and Daughters, DRU-1125, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1995.

Lillard, Lee A., and Constantijn W.A. Panis, Health, Marriage, and Longer Life for Men, RB-5018, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1998.

Lillard, Lee A., and Constantijn W. A. Panis, "Marital Status and Mortality: The Role of Health," Demography, Vol. 33, No. 3, August 1996, pp. 313-327.

Lillard, Lee A., and Jeannette Rogowski, Does Supplemental Private Insurance Increase Medicare Costs? DRU-1124, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1995.

Lillard, Lee A., and Yoram Weiss, Balancing Act: How Retired Couples Allocate Resources in the Face of Illness and Death, RB-5019, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1998.

Lillard, Lee A., and Yoram Weiss, "Uncertain Health and Survival: Effects on End of Life Consumption," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1997, pp. 254-268.

Lillard, Lee, Jeannette Rogowski, and Raynard Kington, Insurance Coverage for Prescription Drugs: Effects on Use and Expenditures in the Medicare Population, DRU-2073, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1999.

Lillard, Lee, Jeannette Rogowski, and Raynard Kington, "Long-Term Determinants of Supplemental Health Insurance Coverage in the Medicare Population," The Gerontologist, Vol. 37, No. 3, 1997, pp. 314-323 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-654).

Loughran, David S., Ashlesha Datar, and M. Rebecca Kilburn, The Interactive Effect of Birth Weight and Parental Investment on Child Test Scores, WR-168, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.

Sastry, Narayan, and Jon M. Hussey, "An Investigation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birthweight in Chicago Neighborhoods" Demography, Vol. 40, No. 4, November 2003, pp. 701-725 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-1105).

Sastry, Narayan, and Jon Hussey, Explaining Race and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Weight in Chicago Neighborhoods, DRU-2933, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.

Sastry, Narayan, and Anne R. Pebley, Neighborhood Effects on Adult Health in Los Angeles, DRU-2400/9-LAFANS (forthcoming)

Sastry, Narayan, and Anne R. Pebley, Neighborhood and Family Effects on Children's Health in Los Angeles, DRU-2400/11-LAFANS, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.

Schoeni, Robert F., Does Unemployment Insurance Displace Familial Assistance? DRU-2289, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2000.

Schoeni, Robert F., Vicki A. Freedman, and Robert B. Wallace, Persistent, Consistent, and Widespread? Another Look at Recent Trends in Old-Age Disability, DRU-2352-NIA, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2000.

Sherbourne, Cathy D, Ron Hays, Marital Status, Social Support, and Health Transitions in Chronic Disease, R-4044-NIA/NCHSR/RWJ/HJK/PCT/NIMH/RC, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1991.

Smith, James P., "Comment on 'Can Medical Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Identify the Value of Research?' by David Meltzer," in K. Murphy and R. Topel, eds., The Economic Value of Medical Research, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, forthcoming.

Smith. James P., The Impact of SES on Health over the Life-Course, WR-318, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2005.

Thomas, Duncan, and John Strauss, "Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil," Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 77, 1997, pp. 159-185 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-633).

Thomas, Duncan, and John Strauss, "Prices, Infrastructure, Household Characteristics, and Child Height," Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 39, No. 2, 1992, pp. 301-332.

van Soest, Arthur, Arie Kapteyn, Tatiana Andreyeva, James P. Smith, Self Reported Disability and Reference Groups, WR-409.

Weden, Margaret M., Twentieth Century U.S. Racial Inequalities in Mortality: Changes in the Average Age of Death and the Variability in the Age of Death for White and non-White Men and Women, 1900-2002, WR-497.

Weden, Margaret M. and Ryan A. Brown, Historical and Life Course Timing of the Male Mortality Disadvantage in Europe: Epidemiologic Transitions, Evolution, and Behavior,, WR-498.

Yoon, Young Hee, and Linda J. Waite, "Converging Employment Patterns of Black, White, and Hispanic Women: Return to Work After First Birth," Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 56, February 1994, pp. 209-217 (also available as RAND Reprint RP-299).

Zissimopoulos, Julie, and Lynn A. Karoly, Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors, WR-135, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003 (available in PDF).