Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5057135 Economics & Human Biology 2012 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Examines mechanisms for the association between maternal employment and child obesity. ► We examine data from the American Time Use Survey for 2003-2009. ► Working mothers spend less time investing in child diet and physical activity. ► Decreases in time are greatest when children are young. ► Husbands offset little (15%) of these decreases in time.
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