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Mullahy , John. 1999. “It’ll Only Hurt A Second? Microeconomic Determinants of Who Gets Flu Shots . ” Health Economics , 8(): 9–24. Principal research question: Are people who work more or less likely to get a flu shot.
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Mullahy, John. 1999. “It’ll Only Hurt A Second? Microeconomic Determinants of Who Gets Flu Shots.” Health Economics, 8(): 9–24 • Principal research question: Are people who work more or less likely to get a flu shot. • Sample: adults (25+) from the 1991 National Health Interview Survey • Dependent variable: binary variable for whether the person got a flu shot over the last 12 months (FluShot) • Explanatory variable of greatest interest: binary variable for whether the person works t-statistic in parentheses
Table 1. How many Adults get the Flu Shot (%), 1991-2011 Elderly (65+) Flu Shot (%) Non-Elderly (25-64)