Conceptualization and Measurement of Health for Children in the Health Insurance Study

• Main Author: Eisen, Marvin
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: The Rand Corporation 01.05.1980
• Subjects: Adolescents; Children; Health Insurance; Health Insurance Study; Health Services; Health Status; Influences; Measurement; Mental Health; Physical Health; Reliability; Scaling; Social Health; Statistical Analysis; Validity

This volume discusses the conceptualization and measurement of the health status of children (0 to 13 years of age) in terms of physical, mental, and social health and general health perceptions. The discussion is based on Health Insurance Study (HIS) questionnaire data collected from a sample of 80...