Parental education and child health: Evidence from China

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dc.contributor.authorMaitra, Pushkaren
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Xiujianen
dc.contributor.authorZhuang, Yaeren
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Social Sciences : Gender, Work and Social Inquiryen
dc.contributor.schoolCentre for Labour Researchen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of parental, household and community character-istics on the health of children in China. We find that birth order, death of elder siblings, use of prenatal care and alcohol consumption by the mother when pregnant have statistically significant effects on the health of children. Although parental education does not have a significant direct effect on child health, it does affect mothers’ behavior during pregnancy and inflfluences the use of health inputs, indirectly impacting the health of children. The research findings have important implications for both family planning programs and broader social policies in China.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPushkar Maitra, Xiujian Peng, Yaer Zhuangen
dc.identifier.citationAsian Economic Journal, 2006; 20(1):47-74en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8381.2006.00224.xen
dc.identifier.issn1351-3958en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/36145
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBlackwellen
dc.subjectParental education, child health, China.en
dc.titleParental education and child health: Evidence from Chinaen
dc.typeJournal articleen

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