The aim of this paper is to decompose cross-national differences in self-reported general health into parts explained … by differences in "true" health, measured by diagnosed conditions and measurements, and parts explained by cross …-cultural differences in response styles. The data used were drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe 2004 (SHARE …

außerordentlich positiv eingeschätzt. -- Greifkraft ; Gesundheitsmessung ; SHARE ; SOEP ; grip strength ; health measurement ; SHARE …Dieses Paper zeigt, dass die Messung der Handgreifkraft ein auch in sozialwissenschaftlichen Bevölkerungsumfragen … 2004 erstmals erhobene Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) und der Pretest 2005 des Sozio …

Self-rated health (SRH) is a common health measurement in international research. Yet different versions of this item … health variables. Data were drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), comprising information … versions. Information was collected on basic demographics and health variables including chronic diseases, symptoms, functional …

The aim of this paper is to decompose cross-national differences in self-reported general health into parts explained … by differences in "true" health, measured by diagnosed conditions and measurements, and parts explained by cross …-cultural differences in response styles. The data used were drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe 2004 (SHARE …

Using data from the Health Survey for England and the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing, we estimate the causal … effect of schooling on health. Identification comes from two nation wide increases in British compulsory school leaving age … exogenous variation in schooling by using biomarkers as measures of health outcomes in addition to self-reported measures. We …