Using anchoring vignettes to assess group differences in general self-rated health

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-261

  Grol Prokopczyk, Hanna ^a   Freese, Jeremy ^b   Hauser, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differential item functioning (DIF); gender and health; health disparities; reporting heterogeneity; survey methods

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79959311770     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146510396713     Document Type: Article

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