Cut-Point Shift and Index Shift in Self-Reported Health

Arbeitspapier

There is a concern that ordered responses on health questions may differ across populations or even across subgroups of a population. This reporting heterogeneity may invalidate group comparisons and measures of health inequality. This paper proposes a test for differential reporting in ordered response models which allows us to distinguish between cut-point shift and index shift. The method is illustrated using Canadian National Population Health Survey data. The McMaster Health Utility Index (HUI) is used as a more objective health measure than the simple 5-point scale of self-assessed health. We find clear evidence of index shifting and cut-point shifting for age and gender, but not for income, education or language.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1286

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health Behavior ; Health: General ; Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions ; Distribution: General
• Thema: hierarchical ordered probit ; health measurement ; cut-point shift ; index shift ; Canada ; Gesundheit ; Meinungsforschung ; Interview ; Kanada

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Lindeboom, Maarten ; van Doorslaer, Eddy
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2004

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20552
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ