Melissa Hardy|Francesco Acciai|Adriana Reyes
How Health Conditions Translate into Self-Ratings
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University
using data survey health ageing retirement europe examine respondents translate morbidity disability selfrated health srh national populations differ srh normative personspecific reporting styles shape srh construct proxy variables allow us specify cultural differences reporting styles individual differences relative rating behavior using generalized logistic regression find dimensions subjectivity related srh however inclusion significantly alter connection srh set disease disability indicators country differences srh persist controlling factors findings suggest observed country differences srh reflect compositional differences cultural differences reporting styles perceptions health restricts typical activities srh also seems capture underlying unmeasured health differences across populations