How large is the bias in self-reported disability?

被引：163

作者：

Benítez-Silva, H

Buchinsky, M ^{[1
]}

Chan, HM

Cheidvasser, S

Rust, J

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Econ, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[2] SUNY Stony Brook, New York, NY USA

[3] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Charles River Assoc, Boston, MA USA

[5] Goldman Sachs, New York, NY USA

[6] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | 2004年 / 19卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1002/jae.797

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

A pervasive concern with the use of self-reported health measures in behavioural models is that individuals tend to exaggerate the severity of health problems in order to rationalize their decisions regarding labour force participation, application for disability benefits, etc. We re-examine this issue using a self-reported indicator of disability status from the Health and Retirement Study. We study a subsample of individuals who applied for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA), for whom we can also observe the SSA's decision. Using a battery of tests, we are unable to reject the hypothesis that self-reported disability is an unbiased indicator of the SSA's decision. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.

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页码：649 / 670

页数：22

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