For some time researchers have known that the relationship between health and the residential mobility of the elderly … age groups. However, the onset of poor health differs considerably by individual, particularly for the "young-old". Multi … in the relationship between one of the two mid-life health measures and residential mobility, and the results for both …

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between … health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the possible endogeneity of self- reported health …, particularly "justification bias", and (2) the relative importance of health changes and long-term health in the decision to work …

Being higher on the socioeconomic scale is correlated with being in better health, but is there is a causal … Income Dynamics, we study the health transitions for those who were in good health in the first year, focussing especially on … income and education. The initial good health restriction removes from the sample those whose incomes may have been affected …

early retirement incentive, a health problem, mandatory retirement, lack of control with too many job strains, or to provide … care to a family member. An analysis of the 2002 Canadian General Social Survey reveals that 27% of retirees retired … of retiring involuntarily was greater for those with poor health at retirement, the age of onset was over 55, higher …

early retirement incentive, a health problem, mandatory retirement, lack of control with too many job strains, or to provide … care to a family member. An analysis of the 2002 Canadian General Social Survey reveals that 27% of retirees retired … of retiring involuntarily was greater for those with poor health at retirement, the age of onset was over 55, higher …

poorer health than their Canadian-born counterparts. Using data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, the … current study tests two hypotheses to explain the health gap between these two groups. Findings indicate support for the … differential vulnerability hypothesis but not for the differential exposure hypothesis in explaining the health gap between …

Most studies analyzed the impact of decreased mobility on health and social network status, but only a few have … linkage between people’s car driving and public transit use in Canada and their personal, health and social network … characteristics, with a focus on the elderly population. The study exploits Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey (GSS-19), a …

research about the effects of life course instability in mid- to late-life on health, but limited research on instability early … later in life has adverse health consequences is great and merits further investigation. …

pension, old age security, and health care systems mean that the financial preparations that people make are becoming … Independence are used to investigate the role of health and age in the financial preparations that households make for later life … analyzed using logistic regression. Findings indicate that compared to respondents in poor health, respondents in better health …

This paper examines the differential impact of social forces on the health of men and women aged 65+ using data from … the 1994-1995 National Population Health Survey. Multiple regression analysis is used to estimate gender differences in … the influence of socio-economic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on both self-rated health and overall functional …