Journal article
Widowhood, Sex, Labor Force Participation, and the Use of Physician Services by Elderly Adults
Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.41(6), pp.793-796
11/01/1986
DOI: 10.1093/geronj/41.6.793
PMID: 3772057
Abstract
This paper investigated the relationships of widowhood, sex, and labor force participation with the use of ambulatory physician services by elderly adults. Data on 18,441 individuals aged 55 and over were taken from the 1978 Health Interview Survey. Hierarchical regression results indicated that although these three factors are related to physician utilization at the zero- and first-partial levels, only sex remained significant when their two- and three-way interactions and other variables from the behavioral model (including living arrangements) were introduced. This suggests that the effects of widowhood and labor force participation are spurious. Widows are simply more likely to live alone and are less likely to work than widowers; those who live alone and do not work are more likely to use health services (and more of them) than those who live with others and are gainfully employed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Widowhood, Sex, Labor Force Participation, and the Use of Physician Services by Elderly Adults
- Creators
- Sharon Homan - Saint Louis UniversityCynthia Haddock - Saint Louis UniversityCarol Winner - Saint Louis UniversityRodney Coe - Saint Louis UniversityFredric Wolinsky - Texas A&M University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.41(6), pp.793-796
- Publisher
- Gerontological Society
- DOI
- 10.1093/geronj/41.6.793
- PMID
- 3772057
- ISSN
- 0022-1422
- eISSN
- 2331-3323
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/1986
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984363615302771
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