Sökning: "Marcos Castillo Bastos"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Marcos Castillo Bastos.

1. 1. The complex relationship between education and sex-specific life expectancy in Costa Rica. An analysis at the district level for 1984, 2000 and 2011

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Marcos Castillo Bastos; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Life expectancy; education; SES; smoking; mortality; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. LÄS MER

3. 2. Acculturation and health of immigrants in elderly ages in Costa Rica

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Marcos Castillo Bastos; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Although health disparities among immigrants and natives has been researched quite extensively, the associations with acculturation and health require more attention, especially in Costa Rica where elderly immigrants have been increasing relatively for years and research is scarce. This study explores, with help of a longevity and aging survey (CRELES) and an ordered logit model, how this association holds for elderly immigrants in Costa Rica. LÄS MER