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Reproductive Contributions of Foreign Wives in Taiwan: Similarities and Differences among Major Source Countries
Liaw, Kao-Lee; Lin, Ji-Ping; Liu, Chien-Chia - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009
In light of the entrenchment of sub-replacement fertility and the sharp increase in the stock of foreign wives in … fertility level of the foreign wives was probably somewhat higher than that of the native-born women and definitely lower than … Philippines were more reproductive than those from Thailand and Vietnam. This contrast was a muted reflection of the fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542637
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Ethnic Inequality in Canada: Economic and Health Dimensions
Gee, Ellen M.; Kobayashi, Karen M.; Prus, Steven - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007
This study examines ethnic based differences in economic and health status. We combine existing literature with our analysis of data from the Canadian Census and National Population Health Survey. If a given sub-topic is well researched, we summarize the findings; if, on the other hand, less is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763261
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Fraud in Ethnocultural Seniors' Communities
Donahue, Peter J.D. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
The main goals of this study are: (1) to define the scope and nature of fraudulent practices to which older adults from selected ethnocultural communities (namely, Chinese, Hispanic, Portuguese, and South Asian) are exposed; (2) to determine the response of those adults to exploitative practices;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763267
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Ethnicity, Immigration and Cancer Screening: Evidence for Canadian Women
McDonald, James Ted; Kennedy, Steven - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2005
Introduction: Canada's annual immigrant intake is increasingly composed of visible minorities, with 59% of immigrants arriving in 1996-01 coming from Asia. However, only a small number of studies have used population health surveys to examine Canadian women's use of cancer screening. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181079
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The Relationship between Age, Socio-Economic Status, and Health among Adult Canadians
Prus, Steven G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
The relationship between socio-economic status and the health status of Canadians is well documented. However, the dynamics of this relationship over the adult life course remain largely unexplored. This paper uses data from the 1998-1999 Canadian National Population Health Survey to examine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404450
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Health and the Transition from Employment to Retirement
Marshall, Victor W.; Clarke, Philippa J. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1996
The relationship between employment and retirement is changing dramatically. In contrast to an earlier pattern of relatively stable career employment leading to retirement around age 65, increasing numbers of men and women are leaving their major employment situation earlier. The process of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405488
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The Dynamics of Food Deprivation and Overall Health: Evidence from the Canadian National Population Health Survey
McLeod, Logan; Veall, Michael R. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2002
The paper explores whether the responses to food deprivation questions on the longitudinal Canadian National Population Health Survey help explain the links between socio-economic status and health. Transitions in food deprivation status are correlated with changes in health status. While health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405520
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The Dynamics of Depression from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Contoyannis, Paul; Li, Jinhu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2014
This paper employs a conditional quantile regression approach to quantify the dynamics of depression among adolescents, and examine the extent of true state dependence in youth depression conditional on unobserved individual heterogeneity and family socio5economic status. We use data on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010892257
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Cancer-related health behaviors and health service use among Inuit and other residents of Canada’s north
McDonald, James Ted; Trenholm, Ryan - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009
Objective – To identify the extent to which differences between Inuit and other residents of Canada’s North in a set of health behaviors and health service use related to cancer incidence and diagnosis can be accounted for by demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors. Study Design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013022
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Understanding the Relationship between Income Status and the Restrictions in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living among Disabled Older Adults
Raina, Parminder; Wong, Micheline - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2002
The purpose of this study was to examine the restrictions in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among older disabled Canadian adults according to their income status, as well as describe the relationships between income, severity of disability and functional independence. Disabled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635170