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American Economic Review: Vol. 92 No. 5 (December 2002)
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Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient
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Case, Anne,
Darren Lubotsky, and
Christina Paxson. 2002. "Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient ."
The American Economic Review,
92(5): 1308-1334.
DOI: 10.1257/000282802762024520
DOI: 10.1257/000282802762024520
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.
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Case, Anne
Lubotsky, Darren
Paxson, Christina
Lubotsky, Darren
Paxson, Christina
