disability benefits, and a locally-administered means-tested system of social care. Evidence on how the combination of the two … systems targets those in most need is lacking. We estimate a latent factor structural equation model of disability and receipt … of one or both forms of support. The model integrates the measurement of disability and its influence on receipt of state …

, but its potential contribution to social science research is less certain. We focused on disability, which results from … and 3 of the UK Understanding Society panel survey as our baseline, we estimated predictive models for disability 2 … accounting for the longitudinal nature of observed disability outcomes and measurement error in in SAH and biomarkers. Although …

history of disability or major chronic health condition at baseline. A latent variable structural equation model is used to … characteristics, in determining the individual's disability state and health service utilisation five years later. We find that … baseline health affects future health service utilisation very strongly, via functional disability as a mediating outcome. Our …