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Dynamics of Reporting Work Disability in Europe

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Summary We investigate the role of response consistency in the dynamics of reporting work disability. Using the 2004 and 2006 waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, we document that in Europe surprisingly large fractions of individuals change their self-reported disability status within 2 years. We find that these dynamics can be largely explained by the fact that respondents change the way that they evaluate the severity of work disability problems over time.

Source: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society)

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985x.2011.00705.x

Authors: Viola Angelini, Danilo Cavapozzi, Omar Paccagnella

Institutions: University of Groningen, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, University of Padua

Language: English

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: European Commission, Fifth Framework Programme, National Institute on Aging