education. Conversely, little of the SES difference appears to be propagated through family income, marital status, number of … children, or the set of health behaviors we control for. However, approximately half of the SES-weight correlation persists …

employment may be particularly costly for children in traditional' two-parent families. Finally, the data suggest that paternal …

This study examines the "cost burden" of child care, defined as day care expenses divided by after-tax income. Data are … from the wave 10 core and child care topical modules to the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation. We estimate … that the average child under six years of age lives in a family that spends 4.9 percent of after-tax income on day care …

reduce deaths of infants and young children. The magnitudes of the estimated effects are substantial, especially for those …