Intergenerational income mobility and health in Japan: A quasi-experimental approach.
Adulthood
Childhood
Health
Intergenerational income mobility
Life-course
Socioeconomic position
Journal
Social science & medicine (1982)
ISSN: 1873-5347
Titre abrégé: Soc Sci Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8303205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
received:
24
11
2018
revised:
07
03
2019
accepted:
28
03
2019
pubmed:
9
4
2019
medline:
12
5
2020
entrez:
9
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Studies across Europe and the US report that childhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with poorer health in adulthood. By contrast, a study in Japan suggests that childhood socioeconomic disadvantage may be positive for adult health. In this paper, we assess the association between intergenerational income mobility and self-rated health in Japan, using detailed childhood income data for 1610 men and 1885 women aged 30-49 years. We use an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of upward income mobility on adult health. We find that low father's income during childhood is associated with smoking and alcohol consumption in adult life for both men and women. For men, upward income mobility was associated with worse health. Certain behavioural choices related to income mobility, such as long working hours, may have detrimental health effects.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30959305
pii: S0277-9536(19)30192-3
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.042
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
37-48Informations de copyright
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