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Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient
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- Case, Anne (Author)
- Lubotsky, Darren (Author)
- Paxson, Christina (Author)
Title
Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient
Abstract
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 lowerincome 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.
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
92
Issue
5
Pages
1308-1334
Date
2002-12
Citation
Case, A., Lubotsky, D., & Paxson, C. (2002). Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient. American Economic Review, 92, 1308–1334.
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