Intergenerational health mobility: Magnitudes and Importance of Schools and Place

Citation

Fletcher, J. & Jajtner, K. M. (2021). Intergenerational health mobility: Magnitudes and Importance of Schools and Place. Health Econ. , PMCID: PMC8195209

Abstract

This paper broadens the literature on intergenerational persistence of socioeconomic status to consider individual, family, and spatial variation in intergenerational health mobility in the United States. Using a school-based representative panel (Add Health), we report overall health persistence of 0.17 with higher mobility in Hispanic families. We find large variation by place; intergenerational health persistence estimates range between 0 and 0.5, with similarly large ranges for absolute upward and downward health mobility. School- and contextual-level correlates indicate local race/ethnicity composition, proportion of single parents, and average mother's education may be related to observed variation in intergenerational health mobility.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4273

Keyword(s)

Health

Notes

1099-1050 Fletcher, Jason Jajtner, Katie M

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Health Econ

Author(s)

Fletcher, J.
Jajtner, K. M.

Year Published

2021

ISSN/ISBN

1057-9230

DOI

10.1002/hec.4273

PMCID

PMC8195209

NIHMSID

NIHMS1701005

Reference ID

5821