title: Race and the self-reported health of elderly persons.
abstract: This research examined race differences in the structure and measurement of six self-reports of health that are widely used in studies of elderly persons. Second-order confirmatory factor analyses (LISREL) revealed race differences only in the validity of subjective interpretations of health state and in the measurement error of a chronic conditions indicator. No race differences were found in the form of the four-factor model of self-reported health. Results, interpreted within a cognitive illness-labeling framework, have implications for future race-comparative health research.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004194:Disease / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*