Yat-Sang Lum
Biographic Data
| ID | 6187034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yat-Sang Lum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yat-Sang |
| FAMILY NAME | Lum |
| SIGNATURE | LUM Y |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Use of Health Services by Older Americans
This study examined racial and ethnic differences in use of health services by white, African American, and Hispanic elderly. people. Using a national representative sample of elderly from the AHEAD study, we estimated a two-part model of health services utilization. We found that African American and Hispanic elderly were more likely to make physician visits than white elderly. Among those who made physician visits, Hispanic elderly made more vi…
How safe is the safety net for poor children
As Congress cuts federal spending for public income transfers, the impact on children will become an important public issue. How much poorer will children become as a result? How will the current safety net be adversely affected? To shed light on these questions, this article presents findings from a study that investigated the effectiveness of the current safety net for poor children compared with poor adults and poor elderly people. It found th…
How safe is the safety net for poor children
As Congress cuts federal spending for public income transfers, the impact on children will become an important public issue. How much poorer will children become as a result? How will the current safety net be adversely affected? To shed light on these questions, this article presents findings from a study that investigated the effectiveness of the current safety net for poor children compared with poor adults and poor elderly people. It found th…
How safe is the safety net for poor children
As Congress cuts federal spending for public income transfers, the impact on children will become an important public issue. How much poorer will children become as a result? How will the current safety net be adversely affected? To shed light on these questions, this article presents findings from a study that investigated the effectiveness of the current safety net for poor children compared with poor adults and poor elderly people. It found th…
The Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Use of Health Services by Older Americans
This study examined racial and ethnic differences in use of health services by white, African American, and Hispanic elderly. people. Using a national representative sample of elderly from the AHEAD study, we estimated a two-part model of health services utilization. We found that African American and Hispanic elderly were more likely to make physician visits than white elderly. Among those who made physician visits, Hispanic elderly made more vi…
Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Ethnic group (1 work) · Finance (1 work) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (1 work) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work)