Effects of Stress on Suicide Behavior among Adolescents: An Analysis of Online Survey Data on Youth Health Behavior Using Propensity Score Matching

Abstract Hospitalization experience can be an obstructive factor to successful aging. Although older adults who had hospitalization experience has been considered to have poor health status and low participation in one’s life, it is not obviously evident whether hospitalization itself affects successful aging. This study aimed to investigate whether three components of successful aging (i.e., diseases and disease-related complications, physical and mental functions, and engagement with life) were different in community-dwelling older adults who had hospitalization experience for the past one year compared to the counterpart older adults without hospitalization experience. A secondary data analysis was performed using a nationally representative survey data in Korea. A total of 1,812 who had hospitalization experience were matched to 1,812 control counterpart using propensity score matching. Sampling weight of the survey was considered for all statistical analysis. The community-dwelling older adults with hospitalization experience were less likely to be aging successfully than the older adults without hospitalization experience. The older adults with hospitalization experience had more chronic illnesses and malnourishment; they had more impairment in physical function and depressive symptoms; they were less active in working, social activities, and traveling. However, there were no differences in cognitive function and religious activities between the groups. In conclusion, the community-dwelling older adults who had hospitalization experience have poor health status and less engagement in one’s life in general after matching covariates using propensity score matching analysis. Therefore, more attention and assist are needed to the community-dwelling older adults with hospitalization experience to facilitate successful aging.

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Do minimum wages improve self-rated health? Evidence from a natural experiment

Empirical Economics ◽

10.1007/s00181-021-02114-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lucas Hafner ◽

Benjamin Lochner

Keyword(s):

Propensity Score ◽

Propensity Score Matching ◽

Minimum Wage ◽

Survey Data ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Time Pressure ◽

Working Hours ◽

Difference In Differences ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Confounding Variables

AbstractWe analyze whether the introduction of the general minimum wage in Germany in 2015 had an effect on workers’ self-rated health. To this end, we use survey data linked to administrative employment records and apply difference-in-differences regressions combined with propensity score matching. This approach enables us to control for a vast set of potential confounding variables. We find a health improving effect among the individuals who were most likely to be affected by the reform. Our results indicate that workers’ improved satisfaction with pay, their reduced working hours, and a reduction in time pressure at work may drive this result.

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Remittances from International Labour Migrants and the Standard of Living of the Left Behind Households in Sri Lanka

Vidyodaya Journal of Management ◽

10.31357/vjm.v2i2.3642 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

D. Siriwardhane ◽

S. Amaratunge ◽

I. De Silva

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Propensity Score Matching ◽

Survey Data ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Standard Of Living ◽

Income Quintile ◽

Matching Method ◽

Left Behind ◽

Average Treatment Effects

This study aims to examine the effect of remittances on the standard of living of the remittance receiving households in Sri Lanka. Survey data were analyzed using thematic analysis and stratified matching method in propensity score matching. It was found that, a large majority of labour migrants remit money to their households left behind. However, the volume of remittances varies with the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the labour migrants and their households. Furthermore, it was found that remittance receiving households enjoy income from diversified sources. Average treatment effects estimated through stratified matching analysis reveal that remittance receivers enjoy a higher level of income and higher standard of living compared to their non-remittance receiving counterparts. Improvement of the income by the remittances varies with the income quintile of the households.KeywordsMigration, Propensity Score Matching, Remittances, Sri Lanka

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Influence of UTCP on the employment of female workers and the supply of labor force

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0259843 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (11) ◽

pp. e0259843

Author(s):

Mingming Li ◽

Jiayun Wang

Keyword(s):

Women Workers ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Propensity Score Matching ◽

Survey Data ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Female Employment ◽

Income Gap ◽

Female Workers ◽

The Impact

In recent years, China has introduced the Universal Two-Child Policy (UTCP), which means that a couple can have two children. The implementation of this policy may affect female employment. Based on this background, this work aims to the impact of UTCP on the number and employment of Chinese women workers, and find out the countermeasures for the adverse impact of the policy. Firstly, the role of the Propensity Score Matching-Differences in Differences model is introduced, and the average and dynamic effects of UTCP on women’s employment are discussed by using the Propensity Score Matching model. Secondly, the survey data on issues related to female employment after the implementation of UTCP from 2016 to 2020 is analyzed. Finally, a conclusion is drawn according to the survey data. The results demonstrate that the implementation of UTCP widens the income gap between men and women. Meanwhile, the younger the couple, the greater the income gap. Besides, the unemployment rate changes slightly after the introduction of the policy. As the growth rate of female income is significantly lower than that of men of the same age, UTCP has little impact on the employment of Chinese female workers, but has a great impact on the quality of employment. Among all the respondents, the proportion of employed men is higher than employed women, which is about 64% ~ 65%. However, it is still unknown whether age, education, family characteristics, nationality, occupations, and economic development of the province have a certain impact on female income, which is worth noting by follow-up research. On the whole, the full liberalization of the second child has little impact on the employment of female workers in China, but has a great impact on the quality of employment. The present work lays a foundation for the study of the impact of UTCT on female employment in future, and offers a certain reference for the further study of the impact of the policy on employment in the future.

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