GLHS.IllnessDeath: Illness-death model for job transitions

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Description

The function creates from the GLHS data file a Biograph object with the following states (episodes): first job, second or higher-order job and out-of-a-job.

Usage

GLHS.IllnessDeath(GLHS)

Arguments

GLHS	The GLHS data file in Biograph format

Details

The illness-death model is applied to labour-market transitions. In an illness-death model, a person may reach an end-state directly or indirectly by first experiencing an intermediate transition. The illness-death model is generally used in epidemiology and public health. Biograph includes the model to illustrate the mstate package,in particular the msprep function.

Value

The function returns a Biograph object with 3 states: First job, Second or higher-order job and No job.

Author(s)

Frans Willekens

Examples

	data (GLHS)
	ild <- GLHS.IllnessDeath (GLHS)
	

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