Does "Out of Work" Get into the Womb? Exploring the Relationship between Unemployment and Adverse Birth Outcomes

This study uses Texas vital records from 1994 to 2003 to examine the relationship between self-reported maternal unemployment and birth outcomes, including birthweight and infant mortality. In the preferred specification, a sample containing 1,344,605 sibling births to 604,649 mothers was used. Regr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Health and Social Behavior. - Sage Publications, Inc.. - 55(2014), 3, Seite 266-282
1. Verfasser: Scharber, Helen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Schlagworte:Economics Social sciences Biological sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences