کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5057187 1371706 2012 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The intergenerational transmission of health in early childhood-Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The intergenerational transmission of health in early childhood-Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study
چکیده انگلیسی

Children's physical health problems have clear and lasting impacts on a variety of later life outcomes, as a growing body of research has shown. Furthermore, problems such as obesity, motor impairment, and chronic diseases entail high social costs, particularly when childhood health problems carry over into adulthood. This study examines intergenerational relationships between parent and child health based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), in particular the recently introduced Mother and Child Questionnaires. Using various health measures, including anthropometric measures, information on health disorders, and “self-rated” health measures, we find significant relationships between parental and child health during the first three years of life. Overall, our results suggest that when controlling for parental income, education, and family composition, parents with poor health are more likely to have children with poor health. However, there are significant differences between health measures and age groups. For some health measures, our results suggest an increasing health gradient by age.

► We examine intergenerational relationships between parent and child health based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). ► We use various health measures, including anthropometric measures, information on health disorders, and “self-rated” health measures and we include a variable for parental health behavior. ► We find significant relationships between parental and child health during the first three years of life - they differ between boys and girls. ► Overall, our results suggest that when controlling for SES variables parents with poor health are more likely to have children with poor health.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Economics & Human Biology - Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 89-97
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