Session 142:
New Measurement Methods in Studies of Health and Aging
Chair: William P. Marton, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Discussant: Emily M. Agree, Johns Hopkins University
Comparison of Self- and Physician-Assessed Overall Health Status by SES & Race-Ethnicity among Older Americans April A. Greek, Battelle- Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation
Health Perceptions, Social Indicators and Crime Events Luis Rubalcava, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) ; Paulina Oliva, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
Using Anchoring Vignettes to Improve Comparability of Self-Reported Health Measures: Evidence on Shifting Expectations for Health in Aging Populations Joshua A. Salomon, World Health Organization (WHO) ; Ajay Tandon, World Health Organization (WHO) ; Christopher J.L. Murray, World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability and Assistance in the U.S. and Singapore Lois M. Verbrugge, University of Michigan ; Kalyani K. Mehta, National University of Singapore ; Maggie Wilkin, University of Michigan
The Measurement of Psychological Well-Being among Aging Adults Kristen W. Springer, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Other sessions on Population and Aging