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# Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient

Authors: Jones, Ellis; Haenfler, Ross; Johnson, Brett

Source: The American Economic Review, Volume 92, Number 5, 1 December 2002, pp. 1308-1334(27)

Publisher: American Economic Association

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### 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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/000282802762024520

Publication date: December 1, 2002

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- The American Economic Review is a general-interest economics journal. The journal is published quarterly and contains articles on a broad range of topics. Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in the economics profession.
  The American Economic Review is a general-interest economics journal. The journal is published quarterly and contains articles on a broad range of topics. Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in the economics profession.
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