Culture-sensitive question order effects of self-rated health between older Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults in the United States

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 860-883

  Lee, Sunghee ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^b   Goldstein, Leanne Streja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic differences; health measurement; Hispanic health; question context; self rated health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904581499     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314532688     Document Type: Article

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