| Title | Latent Work Disability and Reporting Bias |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Kreider, B |
| Journal | Journal of Human Resources |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 734-69 |
| Call Number | pubs_1999_Kreider_BJHR.pdf |
| Keywords | Disabilities, Employment and Labor Force, Health Conditions and Status, Public Policy |
| Abstract | A measure of true disability is constructed as a continuous index of unobserved work limitation using information from the Health and Retirement Study. Estimates from a simultaneous model of work participation, disability, and income flows suggest that nonworkers tend to substantially overreport limitation, with overreporting most prevalent among nonworking women, high school dropouts, nonwhites, and former blue collar workers. Former white collar workers are found unlikely to overreport limitation. Use of a biased disability measure in the model leads to an upward-biased estimate of the effect of limitation on non work and to a downward-biased estimate of the effect of income. |
| Notes | ProCite field 3 : U VA |
| DOI | 10.2307/146415 |
| Endnote Keywords | Safety/Accidents/Industrial Health/Job Satisfaction/Workmens Compensation/Disability/Disability/Public Policy |
| Endnote ID | 1026 |
| Citation Key | 6630 |
