scholarly journals Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Yi Chou ◽  
Jin-Tan Liu ◽  
Michael Grossman ◽  
Theodore Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Socioeconomic Status, Poor Health in Childhood, and Human Capital Development

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Currie
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Human Capital Development ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
Parental Socioeconomic Status ◽  
And Child Health

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the literature. This essay focuses on links between parental socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, occupation, or in some cases area of residence) and child health, and between child health and adult education or income. Specifically, I ask two questions: What is the evidence regarding whether parental socioeconomic status affects child health? And, what is the evidence relating child health to future educational and labor market outcomes? I show that there is now strong evidence of both links, suggesting that health could play a role in the intergenerational transmission of economic status.

scholarly journals Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Yi Chou ◽  
Jin-Tan Liu ◽  
Michael Grossman ◽  
Ted Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Differential Rate ◽  
Infant Birth Outcomes ◽  
Infant Birth ◽  
And Child Health

In 1968, the Taiwanese government extended compulsory education from 6 to 9 years and opened over 150 new junior high schools at a differential rate among regions. Within each region, we exploit variations across cohorts in new junior high school openings to construct an instrument for schooling, and employ it to estimate the causal effects of mother's or father's schooling on infant birth outcomes in the years 1978–1999. Parents' schooling does cause favorable infant health outcomes. The increase in schooling associated with the reform saved almost 1 infant life in 1,000 live births. (JEL I12, I21, J12, J13, R23)

Parental education and child health: Intracountry evidence

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 213-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan H. Cochrane ◽  
Joanne Leslie ◽  
Donald J. O'Hara
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Schooling Reform

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Lindeboom ◽  
Ana Llena Nozal ◽  
Bas van der Klaauw
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Parental Education and Child Health—Understanding the Pathways of Impact in Pakistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 2014-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monazza Aslam ◽  
Geeta Gandhi Kingdon
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Parental education and child health: Evidence from a schooling reform

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Lindeboom ◽  
Ana Llena-Nozal ◽  
Bas van der Klaauw
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
And Child Health

Parents' reasons for not attending parental education groups in antenatal and child health care: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3330-3338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Forslund Frykedal ◽  
Mia Barimani ◽  
Michael Rosander ◽  
Anita Berlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Education Groups ◽  
And Child Health

Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from China*

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pushkar Maitra ◽  
Xiujian Peng ◽  
Yaer Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Associations Between Socio-Economic Status and Child Health: Findings of a Large German Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Poulain ◽  
Mandy Vogel ◽  
Carolin Sobek ◽  
Anja Hilbert ◽  
Antje Körner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
And Child Health

The familial social background of a child can significantly impact their behavior and health. We investigated associations between socio-economic status (SES) and health parameters and behaviors in German children and adolescents. Data were collected between 2011 and 2018 in the framework of the LIFE Child study. Participants included 2998 children aged 3–18 years. SES was represented by an index combining information on parental education, occupation, and income. Associations between SES and health outcomes were estimated using linear and logistic regression analyses. In a moderator analysis, all associations were checked for interactions between SES and age or sex. A higher SES composite score was associated with better health (lower body mass index (β = −0.26), fewer behavioral difficulties (β = −0.18), higher quality of life (β = 0.21), fewer critical life events (odds ratio (OR) = 0.93); all p < 0.05) and a healthier lifestyle (healthier nutrition (β = 0.16), less excessive television use (OR = 0.87), less nicotine consumption (OR = 0.93), and more physical activity (OR = 1.18); all p < 0.05). However, SES was not associated with alcohol consumption (OR = 1.02) or sleep problems (β = −0.04). The strengths of the associations between SES and child health did not differ depending on SES indicator (education, occupation, income). The associations between SES and parent-reported behavioral difficulties and physical activity were stronger in older vs. younger children. In contrast, none of the observed associations were moderated by sex. This study highlights the strong association between socio-economic status and child health, even in modern Western societies.

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