Taxation Categories for Long-term Care Insurance Premiums and Mortality Among Elderly Japanese: A Cohort Study
This study examined the association between insurance premiums and mortality among Japanese elderly people. At baseline in 2002, 3,000 people aged at least 60 years were recruited from Fukuoka prefecture in Japan. Participants were followed up annually until 2007.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,000 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (政策研究大学院大学, GRIPS)
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan (産業医科大学)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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