Replication data for: Vignettes and Self-Reports of Work Disability in the United States and the Netherlands

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Project Citation:

Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P., and van Soest, Arthur. Replication data for: Vignettes and Self-Reports of Work Disability in the United States and the Netherlands. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2007. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116265V1

Project Description

Summary: In contrast to the believed similarity in their health outcomes, workers in different Western countries report very different rates of work disability. Using new data from the United States and the Netherlands, we offer a partial resolution to this paradox. We find that observed differences in reported work disability largely stem from the fact that Dutch respondents have a lower threshold in reporting whether they have a work disability than American respondents. For those who do not suffer from pain, work disability is similar in both countries once thresholds are the same. For respondents with pain, however, a significant difference remains. (JEL J14, J28)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: subjective scales; Health measurement

JEL Classification:
J28 Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

Geographic Coverage: Uinted States, Netherlands

Universe: Adult population in USA and the Netherlands

Data Type(s): survey data

Collection Notes: See paper

Methodology

Data Source: See paper

Unit(s) of Observation: Individuals,

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