TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Predicting health behaviors with an experimental measure of risk preference
JO  - Journal of health economics
A1  - Anderson, Lisa R.
A1  - Mellor, Jennifer M.
SP  - 1260
EP  - 1274
VL  - 27
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-6296
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.05.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -