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

Anne Case, Darren Lubotsky and Christina Paxson
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Christina Paxson: Princeton University

No 262, Working Papers from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing.

Abstract: That wealthy people live longer and have lower morbidity, on average, than do poor people has been well documented across countries, within countries at a point in time, and over time with economic growth. The positive correlation between income and health is not limited to the bottom end of the income distribution (Adler et al 1994). Indeed, the gradient in health status?the phenomenon that relatively wealthier people have better health and longevity?is evident throughout the income distribution. In this paper we present evidence that the income gradients observed in adult health have antecedents in childhood, and suggest that part of the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status may work through the impact of parents? long run average income on children?s health.

JEL-codes: D31 I12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-02
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Journal Article: Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient (2002)
Working Paper: Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient (2001)
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