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.

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

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Health Econ

Author(s)

Fletcher, J.
Jajtner, K. M.

Year Published

2021

Edition

2021/04/26

ISSN/ISBN

1057-9230

DOI

10.1002/hec.4273

Reference ID

9391