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Title: The Household Production of Men's and Women's Health in the United States

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: The inverse association between individuals own education and adverse health outcomes is well established, but the influence of other people's education particularly those with close social ties or who are family members and adult health outcomes is not. The material and non-material resources available to individuals via their own education likely are shared within a marriage to become resources at the household or family-level. Research on spousal education and adult health outcomes is sparse especially in the United States. Therefore, this dissertation examines how husbands and wives education combine within marriage to influence each other's self-rated health and annual risk of death in the United States. The analyses utilize two nationally representative data sources: the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality File (NHIS-LMF).

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Authors: Brown, Dustin C.

Institution: University of Texas at Austin

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Advisor: Mark D. Hayward, Robert A. Hummer

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Publisher Location: Austin, TX

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Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS

Topics: Education, Health

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