Economic status and health in childhood: The origins of the gradient

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作者
Case, A [1 ]
Lubotsky, D
Paxson, C
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Econ, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Woodrow Wilson Sch, Ctr Hlth & Wellbeing, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Univ Illinois, Dept Econ, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Inst Labor & Ind Relat, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
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10.1257/000282802762024520
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
The well-known positive association between health and income in adulthood has antecedents in childhood. Not only is children's health positively related to household income, but the relationship between household income and;children's health becomes more pronounced as children age. Part of the relationship can be explained by the arrival and impact of chronic conditions. Children from lower-income households with chronic conditions have worse health than do those from higher-income households. The adverse health effects of lower income accumulate over children's lives. Part of the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status may work through the impact of parents' income on children's health.
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页数:27
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