Arbeitspapier
Self-rated and changes in self-rated health as predictors of mortality: First evidence from german panel data
Background: Studies from several countries have shown that self-rated health is an independent predictor of mortality. However, no empirical evidence exists for Germany so far. We investigate the effectiveness of (i) self-ratings of health by individuals and (ii) changes in self-rated health, as predictors of mortality for Germany. Methods: A sub-sample of 3,096 respondents, aged 50 years and over, is drawn from the annual collections of data of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), between 1994 and 1996. Several probit models are estimated in order to analyse the impact of selfrated health and of changes in self-rated health on predictions of mortality. Results: We find that, while currently self-rated health is shown to be a valid predictor of mortality in Germany, adding previously self-rated health has no effect on explaining the probability of death. Furthermore, one-year changes in self-rated health do not have an additional impact on predicting mortality. Conclusion: Our results for Germany confirm international evidence. In addition, the assumption that self-rated health reflects trajectories and not only the current level of health can be neglected. This leads us to the conclusion that self-rated health reflects a static rather than a dynamic perspective of health. Therefore, when evaluating a population's state of health, it may be sufficient to rely on self-assessments of health at one point of time instead of using panel data.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SFB 373 Discussion Paper ; No. 2002,64
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
- Thema
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Mortality
Self-Rated Health
Trajectory Hypothesis
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Schwarze, Johannes
Andersen, Hanfried H.
Anger, Silke
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
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Berlin
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2002
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10049275
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Schwarze, Johannes
- Andersen, Hanfried H.
- Anger, Silke
- Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
Entstanden
- 2002
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