@article{ref1,
title="Predicting health behaviors with an experimental measure of risk preference",
journal="Journal of health economics",
year="2008",
author="Anderson, Lisa R. and Mellor, Jennifer M.",
volume="27",
number="5",
pages="1260-1274",
abstract="We conduct a large-scale economics experiment paired with a survey to examine the association between individual risk preference and health-related behaviors among adults aged 18-87 years. Risk preference is measured by the lottery choice experiment designed by Holt and Laury [Holt, C.A., Laury, S.K., 2002. Risk aversion and incentive effects. The American Economic Review 92(5), 1644-1655]. Controlling for subject demographic and economic characteristics, we find that risk aversion is negatively and significantly associated with cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, being overweight or obese, and seat belt non-use. In additional specifications, we find that risk aversion is negatively and significantly associated with the likelihood a subject engaged in any of five risky behaviors and the number of risky behaviors reported.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-6296",
doi="10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.05.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.05.011"
}