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Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China : A Decomposition Method

Si, Yafei - 2018

In China, tobacco consumption is a leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases, and understanding the pattern of socio-economic inequalities of tobacco consumption will, thus, help to develop targeted policies of public health control. Data came from the China Health and Retirement...

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Income Distribution Among Those of 65 Years and Older in Sweden

Lindquist, Gabriella Sjögren - 2012

The population of Sweden is ageing and the number of pensioners is increasing. This means that the incomes of older people and the income differences between older and younger people and among pensioners have become more important in terms of public debate and research. In this paper, we examine...

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Inequality of Opportunity in Bodyweight Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese : A Distributional Approach

Nie, Peng - 2020

Using the 2011 and 2015 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) linked with the 2014 CHARLS Life History Survey, we provide a comprehensive analysis on inequality of opportunity (IOp) in both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among middle-aged and...

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Ex Ante Inequality of Opportunity in Health Among the Elderly in China : A Distributional Decomposition Analysis of Biomarkers

Ding, Lanlin - 2020

We present a comprehensive analysis of ex ante inequality of opportunity (IOp) in health among Chinese adults aged 60+ and decompose the contributions of different sets of circumstances. Data are drawn from the 2011 and 2015 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)...

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Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Older Adults

Qian, Yuting; Chen, Xi; Tang, Diwen; Kelley, Amy; Li, Jing - 2021

Cognitive impairment creates significant challenges to health and well-being of the fast-growing aging population. Early recognition of cognitive impairment may confer important advantages, allowing for diagnosis and appropriate treatment, education, psychosocial support, and improved...

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Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age : Comparative Evidence from China and the United States

Chen, Xi - 2020

evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two … Life History Mail Survey (LHMS) in the USA, to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …-16 percent and 14-30 percent of health inequality in old age in China and the USA, respectively. Specifically, the contribution …

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Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Disability and Social Support Among U.S. Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Living Alone, 2000 2018

Chen, Shanquan; Zhang, Huanyu; Underwood, Benjamin; … - 2023

Informal care is a primary source of support for older adults with cognitive impairment but is less available to those who live alone. We leverage the U.S. Health and Retirement Survey 2000-2018 to examine trends in the prevalence of physical disability and social support among older adults with...

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Multidimensional Equality of Opportunity in the United States

Hufe, Paul; Kobus, Martyna; Peichl, Andreas; Schüle, … - 2022

Are the United States still a land of opportunity? We provide new insights on this question by invoking a novel measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity has increased by 77% over the time period 1983-2016....

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Trends in Earnings Inequality and Earnings Instability Among U.S. Couples : How Important is Assortative Matching?

Hryshko, Dmytro - 2014

We examine changes in inequality and instability of the combined earnings of married couples over the 1980-2009 period using two U.S. panel data sets: Social Security earnings data matched to Survey of Income and Program Participation panels (SIPP-SSA) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics....

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A Fresh Look at Fiscal Redistribution and Inequality in the US Across Electoral Cycles

Sala, Hector - 2018

The evolution of the ratio of direct taxation (characterized by progressive rates) over indirect and payroll taxation (characterized by flat rates) is examined together with its distributional consequences for the Bottom 50%, Middle 40% and Top 10% shares of income. Oscillations of this ratio...

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