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Disability onset among aging Canadians — evidence from panel data
Author(s)	Derek Hum, Wayne Simpson
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 21, no 1, Spring 2002
Pages	pp 117-136
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	Past studies of ageing and disability have been restricted to and by cross-sectional data. When cross-sectional surveys measure income, disability status and age at a common point in time, it is impossible to discern the process and consequences of a disability onset. In other words, it is not possible to examine the circumstances of the same individuals before and after disability onset, nor whether effects differ according to the age at which the disability occurs. The present study uses a new Canadian panel data set, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), to examine the prevalence of disability with respect to age, gender and other socio-economic characteristics. However, its unique contribution is its investigation of disability onset, and the rates of entry into, and exit from, disability status by age group and gender. Further, the authors assess the financial circumstances of those who become disabled vis-à-vis a "control group". (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020620208 A
Classmark	BN: 3J: 7S
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