Thursday, April 15 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Cumberland I

Session 51:
Factors Influencing Health in Later Life: Evidence from Developing Countries

Chair: Vicki L. Lamb, North Carolina Central University
Discussant: Ellen A. Kramarow, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

  1. Parity and Parents’ Health in Later Life: The Gendered Case of Ismailia, EgyptMichal Engelman, Johns Hopkins University ; Emily M. Agree, Johns Hopkins University ; Kathryn M. Yount, Emory University

  2. Explanations for Education Gradients in DepressionJinkook Lee, RAND Corporation

  3. Left Behind: The Effects of Children’s Migration on Elderly Parents’ HealthErika Arenas, University of California, Los Angeles ; Jenjira Yahirun, University of California, Los Angeles

  4. Disability among Urban and Rural Elderly in China: Explaining Disparities Using Individual- and Community-Level CharacteristicsToshiko Kaneda, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Zachary Zimmer, University of Utah ; Kaiti Zhang, China Research Center on Aging

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