Dead reckoning: Demographic determinants of the accuracy of mortality risk perceptions

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 651-664

  Hakes, Jahn Karl ^a,c   Viscusi, W Kip ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Bowling Green State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality risks; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; MORTALITY PERCEPTIONS;

PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042748144     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00465.x     Document Type: Review

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