This paper is a study of the health of young people in Uruguay. The empirical work is based on the “Health and Social … Youth Institute, in 2004. Using an ordered probit, the probability of having very good, good, or bad health status is … health status depends positively on education, physical activity, not being undernourished, not smoking, living in small …

Utilizing data from the Health, Well-Being, and Aging Survey (La Encuesta sobre Salud,Bienestar, y Envejecimiento …), this study analyzes the health status of adults over age 60 in five Latin American countries: Argentina, Brasil, Chile … self-reported health status. The results indicate that self-reported health is positively correlated with good nutrition …

Basing on the survey on Health, Well-being and Aging (SABE-PAHO/WHO, 2001) the determinants of health status for the … cohort of 60 years old and over in Montevideo are estimated. Sixty seven percent of older adults perceived their health … status as good. Estimates for the different indicators of health used (self-assessment, chronic diseases and functional …

In this paper we study the relationship between individual happiness and self reported health status, using the … Religion, Health and Young Emancipation ISSP survey for Uruguay in 2008. Probit estimates suggests that health status has the … matching methods. Results show that reporting a good health rises the probability of being happy between 18 an 29 percentage …

generations. The paper is based on a specific survey about Health and Social Networks carried out by the Department of Economics …, reproductive health, habits and social networks. …

, based on the Latinobarometro 2004 for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect … for each country and the region. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether … methods, finding that reporting a good health status increases the probability of being satisfied with life by 31 and 46 …