This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and … evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two … waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 and 2015 with the newly released 2014 Life …

This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 … and 2015 with its Life History Survey in 2014 to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …

smoke. Men are the major income earners in most Chinese families and thus bear much of the financial burden in preparation … for children's marriage. This paper investigates how a demographic factor - a large number of surplus men in the marriage … ratios among children and intense smoking among fathers. Considering worsening sex ratios and highly competitive marriage …

inter-generational effect of NRPS on health among grandchildren. We find NRPS substantially increases child weight without … by a mixture of income effect, son preference, and rising inter-generational co-residence and childcare. …

, evidence from low- and middle- income countries is scarce. In this study, we examined the association of early life risk …. 6,806 participants aged ≥60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. We measured 13 … status, nutritional status, domestic violence, neighborhood, and health). We used multinomial regression models to examine …

of gift-giving can have a lasting detrimental health impact on their children. Using a primary census-type panel …

exposure to polluted water on health at birth using the recent Flint water crisis as a natural experiment. Matching vital … prematurity. The effects are larger for black or less educated mothers. Children born to disadvantaged mothers demonstrated 1 …