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On correcting the concentration index for binary variables

Kjellsson, Gustav; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 659-670

This article discusses measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of a health condition, in response … data from the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement. …

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Forgetting to remember or remembering to forget: A study of the recall period length in health care survey questions

Kjellsson, Gustav; Clarke, Philip; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - In: Journal of Health Economics 35 (2014) C, pp. 34-46

Self-reported data on health care use is a key input in a range of studies. However, the length of recall period in … self-reported health care questions varies between surveys, and this variation may affect the results of the studies. This …

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Consumers’ misunderstanding of health insurance

Loewenstein, George; Friedman, Joelle Y.; McGill, Barbara; … - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 5, pp. 850-862

We report results from two surveys of representative samples of Americans with private health insurance. The first … examines how well Americans understand, and believe they understand, traditional health insurance coverage. The second examines …

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Reducing underage alcohol and tobacco use: Evidence from the introduction of vertical identification cards

Bellou, Andriana; Bhatt, Rachana - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 2, pp. 353-366

From 1994 to 2009, forty-three states changed the design of their driver's license/state identification cards in an effort to reduce underage access to and consumption of alcohol and tobacco. In these states, individuals under the age of 21 are issued licenses that are vertically oriented,...

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