Authors
Ichimura, Hidehiko, Lei, Xiaoyan, Lee, Chulhee, Lee, Jinkook, Park, Albert, Sawada, Yasuyuki
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/WPS240470-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISSN
- 2313-6537(print) 2313-6545(PDF)
- Pages
- 41
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- WPS240470-2
- pages
- 40
Table of Contents
- Abstract 4
- I. Introduction 5
- II. Prior Literature 6
- III. Data 9
- IV. Measures 10
- V. Methodology 11
- VI. Findings 14
- VII. Conclusion 21
- Figures and Tables 22
- Figure 1: Total Fertility (Number of Children per Woman), 1950–2010 22
- Figure 2: Life Expectancy at Birth, 1960–2012 22
- Figure 3: Proportion of Older People (65+) as a Proportion of Total Population, 1950–2050 23
- Figure 4: Old-Age Dependency Ratio (Ratio of Population Aged 65+ per 100 Population 15–64), 1950–2010 23
- Figure 5: Per Capita Gross Domestic Product, 1950–2018 24
- Figure 6: Suicide Rates, 1991–2013 25
- Figure 7: Suicide Rates in the People’s Republic of China, 2003–2012 26
- Table 1: Summary Statistics: Analysis Sample at Age 54–78 27
- Table 2: Mean Percentage of Clinically Depressed by Sex and Other Characteristics 29
- Table 3: Results from Linear Probability Model of Being Depressed 31
- Table 4: Results from the Linear Probability Model of Being Depressed on Basic Variables 33
- Table 5: Oaxaca Decomposition of Mean Country Differences in Depression Probability 34
- Table 6: Simulation Results—Mean Predicted Probability of Elevated Depressive Symptoms 35
- Table 7: Results from the Matching Analysis 36
- References 37