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Joelle H. Fong, Adam W. Shao and Michael Sherris
We apply generalized linear models to evaluate disability transitions for individuals in old age based on a large sample of U.S. elderly. We estimate a multi-state model for long-term care insurance applications, and find significant differences in disability rate patterns and levels from the commonly-used Robinson (1996) model.
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