Do Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds Reduce Childhood Obesity?

Using the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health data, we find a statistically and economically significant effect of neighborhood parks and playgrounds on childhood obesity based on covariate matching estimators. The park/playground effect depends on gender, age, race, household income, nei...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Journal of Agricultural Economics. - Oxford University Press. - 96(2014), 1, Seite 26-42
1. Verfasser: Fan, Maoyong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jin, Yanhong
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Schlagworte:Social sciences Biological sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences Mathematics