Citation

Datta Gupta N, Jürges H. Soc. Sci. Med. 2012; 75(9): 1589-1594.

Affiliation

Aarhus University, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.013

PMID

22883256

Abstract

We use matched Danish health survey and register data to investigate discrepancies between register-based diagnoses and self-reported morbidity. We hypothesize that false negatives (medical diagnoses existing in the register but not reported in the survey) arise partly because individuals fear career repercussions of being discovered suffering a chronic or severe illness that potentially lowers productivity. We find evidence of substantial underreporting, which is indeed systematically higher for individuals in the labor market.

Language: en