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Spousal Concordance in Health Behavior Change by Falba, Tracy A., Sindelar, Jody L.

“…Objective. This study examines the degree to which a married individual's health habits and use of preventive medical care are influenced by his or her…”
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Involuntary job loss as a risk factor for subsequent myocardial infarction and stroke: Findings from The Health and Retirement Survey by Gallo, William T., Bradley, Elizabeth H., Falba, Tracy A., Dubin, Joel A., Cramer, Laura D., Bogardus Jr, Sidney T., Kasl, Stanislav V.

“…Background The role of stress in the development of cardiovascular disease is well established. Previous research has demonstrated that involuntary job loss in…”
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The Persistence of Depressive Symptoms in Older Workers Who Experience Involuntary Job Loss: Results From the Health and Retirement Survey by Gallo, William T., Bradley, Elizabeth H., Dubin, Joel A., Jones, Richard N., Falba, Tracy A., Teng, Hsun-Mei, Kasl, Stanislav V.

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between involuntary job loss among workers nearing retirement and long-term changes in…”
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The Impact of Occupation on Self-Rated Health: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey by Gueorguieva, Ralitza, Sindelar, Jody L., Falba, Tracy A., Fletcher, Jason M., Keenan, Patricia, Wu, Ran, Gallo, William T.

“…Background The objective of this study is to estimate occupational differences in self-rated health, both in cross-section and over time, among older…”
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Survival Expectations of the Obese: Is Excess Mortality Reflected in Perceptions? by Falba, Tracy A, Busch, Susan H

“…OBJECTIVE: This study compared self-reported subjective life expectancy (i.e., probability of living to age 75) for normal-weight, overweight, and obese weight…”
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Work expectations, realizations, and depression in older workers by Falba, Tracy A, Sindelar, Jody L, Gallo, William T

“…In this study, we explore whether ex ante work expectations, conditional on work force status at age 62, affect self-reported depressive symptoms at age 62…”
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Burning a hole in the budget: tobacco spending and its crowd-out of other goods by Busch, Susan H, Jofre-Bonet, Mireia, Falba, Tracy A, Sindelar, Jody L

“…Smoking is an expensive habit. Smoking households spend, on average, more than $US1000 annually on cigarettes. When a family member quits, in addition to the…”
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Poor mental health and smoking: interactive impact on wages by Jofre-Bonet, Mireia, Busch, Susan H, Falba, Tracy A, Sindelar, Jody L

“…Studies have found important effects of poor mental health on labor market outcomes. The positive association between poor mental health and smoking has also…”
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Value to smokers of improved cessation products: Evidence from a willingness-to-pay survey by Busch, Susan H., Falba, Tracy A., Duchovny, Noelia, Jofre-Bonet, Mireia, O'Malley, Stephanie S., Sindelar, Jody L.

“…The present study demonstrated the use of willingness to pay to value hypothetical new smoking cessation products. Data came from a baseline survey of…”
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