" Introduction to Applied Bayesian Statistics and Estimation for Social Scientists" covers the
complete process of Bayesian statistical analysis in great detail from the development of a …

In the last two decades, there has been a considerable international effort to develop
summary measures of population health that integrate both mortality and non-fatal health …

Background Life expectancy among the elderly has been improving for many decades, and
there is evidence that health among the elderly is also improving. We estimated the relation …

In this article, we examine changes in life expectancy free of disability using longitudinal
data collected from 1984 through 2000 from two cohorts who composed the Longitudinal …

The leading edge of the baby boom generation is nearing retirement and facing uncertainty
about its need for long-term care (LTC). Using a microsimulation model, this analysis …

Is a shorter life with more years lived in poor health a defining attribute of the life cycle of
disadvantaged groups? Based on the J990 5% Public Use Microdata Survey, we develop …

A rapidly aging population, such as the United States today, is characterized by the
increased prevalence of chronic impairment. Robust estimation of disability-free life …

Health expectancy is an essential population health indicator and can be used to monitor
changes and/or assess differences in population health. This article provides a brief …

The method of maximum likelihood is used to estimate parameterized transition probabilities
of a non-homogeneous Markov chain model of movements between the health states …

Medical advances and the growth of the elderly population have focused interest on trends
in the health of the elderly. Three theories have been advanced to describe these trends …