Gender differences in predictors of late-life health insurance knowledge

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 121-136

  Jacobs Lawson, Joy M ^a   Schumacher, Mitzi M ^a,b   Webb, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Department of Behavioral Science ^*

Author keywords

Gender; Health insurance; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; INSURANCE, MEDIGAP; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948954375     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v19n03_09     Document Type: Article

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