Gong‐soog Hong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3816145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gong‐soog Hong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gong‐soog |
| FAMILY NAME | Hong |
| SIGNATURE | HONG G S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Use of Practitioner‐Based and Self‐Care Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
This study examined the economic and noneconomic predictors of the likelihood of practitioner‐based and self‐care Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) utilization. Two practitioner‐based CAM modalities, chiropractic and massage therapy, and two self‐care CAM modalities, herbs and yoga, were examined using the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The hypotheses were based on an economic model of demand for health proposed by Gross…
Understanding travel expenditure patterns
Saving Behavior among Korean Households
Using the 1998 Korean Household Panel Study, this article examines the factors affecting the likelihood of being a saver and identifies the factors influencing the savings rate. About 69% of Koreans are savers, and they save about 24% of their household income. Household income, number of earners, and planning to live independently after retirement are positively associated with being savers. Households headed by those aged 40 and older are less …
Travel Expenditure Patterns of Elderly Households in the us
A growth in senior travellers' market has caused an increasing interest of marketers in this segment, promising new pastures. This paper delves into this group to explore variables that affect the choices that these people make. Using the 1995 Consumer Expenditure Survey, this study (a) examines the travel-related expenditure patterns of U.S. households headed by those 55 years old and older; and (b) uses a double-hurdle model to identify factors…
Volunteer Participation and Time Commitment by Older Americans
Using the 1989 Current Population Survey, this study profiles elderly volunteers ages 55 and older, identifies volunteer organizations served by the elderly, and examinesfactors associated with volunteer participation and time volunteered by the elderly. Results of tobit model with sample selection indicate that thefollowingfactors are positively related to participation in volunteer work: being afemale, being married, living in the Midwest, havi…
The Costly Consequences of Divorce
Health Care Use by Preschool Children
This study examines the effects of a mother's occupation and the presence or absence of a father figure at home on the use of pediatric services by 5,611 preschool children. The children with the lowest number of physician visits are those whose mothers are employed in traditionally female‐specific occupations and who live in a household where afatherfigure is present. Health insurance, Medicaid, age and gender of child, number of siblings, mothe…
Understanding travel expenditure patterns
Travel Expenditure Patterns of Elderly Households in the us
A growth in senior travellers' market has caused an increasing interest of marketers in this segment, promising new pastures. This paper delves into this group to explore variables that affect the choices that these people make. Using the 1995 Consumer Expenditure Survey, this study (a) examines the travel-related expenditure patterns of U.S. households headed by those 55 years old and older; and (b) uses a double-hurdle model to identify factors…
Saving Behavior among Korean Households
Using the 1998 Korean Household Panel Study, this article examines the factors affecting the likelihood of being a saver and identifies the factors influencing the savings rate. About 69% of Koreans are savers, and they save about 24% of their household income. Household income, number of earners, and planning to live independently after retirement are positively associated with being savers. Households headed by those aged 40 and older are less …
Volunteer Participation and Time Commitment by Older Americans
Using the 1989 Current Population Survey, this study profiles elderly volunteers ages 55 and older, identifies volunteer organizations served by the elderly, and examinesfactors associated with volunteer participation and time volunteered by the elderly. Results of tobit model with sample selection indicate that thefollowingfactors are positively related to participation in volunteer work: being afemale, being married, living in the Midwest, havi…
Health Care Use by Preschool Children
This study examines the effects of a mother's occupation and the presence or absence of a father figure at home on the use of pediatric services by 5,611 preschool children. The children with the lowest number of physician visits are those whose mothers are employed in traditionally female‐specific occupations and who live in a household where afatherfigure is present. Health insurance, Medicaid, age and gender of child, number of siblings, mothe…
Health Care Use by Preschool Children
This study examines the effects of a mother's occupation and the presence or absence of a father figure at home on the use of pediatric services by 5,611 preschool children. The children with the lowest number of physician visits are those whose mothers are employed in traditionally female‐specific occupations and who live in a household where afatherfigure is present. Health insurance, Medicaid, age and gender of child, number of siblings, mothe…
The Costly Consequences of Divorce
Volunteer Participation and Time Commitment by Older Americans
Using the 1989 Current Population Survey, this study profiles elderly volunteers ages 55 and older, identifies volunteer organizations served by the elderly, and examinesfactors associated with volunteer participation and time volunteered by the elderly. Results of tobit model with sample selection indicate that thefollowingfactors are positively related to participation in volunteer work: being afemale, being married, living in the Midwest, havi…
Travel Expenditure Patterns of Elderly Households in the us
A growth in senior travellers' market has caused an increasing interest of marketers in this segment, promising new pastures. This paper delves into this group to explore variables that affect the choices that these people make. Using the 1995 Consumer Expenditure Survey, this study (a) examines the travel-related expenditure patterns of U.S. households headed by those 55 years old and older; and (b) uses a double-hurdle model to identify factors…
Saving Behavior among Korean Households
Using the 1998 Korean Household Panel Study, this article examines the factors affecting the likelihood of being a saver and identifies the factors influencing the savings rate. About 69% of Koreans are savers, and they save about 24% of their household income. Household income, number of earners, and planning to live independently after retirement are positively associated with being savers. Households headed by those aged 40 and older are less …
Understanding travel expenditure patterns
Use of Practitioner‐Based and Self‐Care Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
This study examined the economic and noneconomic predictors of the likelihood of practitioner‐based and self‐care Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) utilization. Two practitioner‐based CAM modalities, chiropractic and massage therapy, and two self‐care CAM modalities, herbs and yoga, were examined using the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The hypotheses were based on an economic model of demand for health proposed by Gross…
Economics (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)