We consider how age-health profiles differ by demographic characteristics such as education, race, and ethnicity. A key … the levels of education between race-ethnic groups--from two-thirds to 85 percent for men and about half for women. We …

controlling for baseline health conditions and several demographic, socio-economic and family support characteristics. Furthermore …

important for explaining the labor market outcomes of adults. This evidence points to the importance of early (preschool) family … factors and environments in explaining both cognitive and noncognitive ability differentials by ethnicity and race. Policies …

, controlling for family background, blacks are more likely to enroll in college than whites. This relationship is somewhat … understand what is driving these differences across the distribution of family background characteristics and why the …

is not an accident but instead represents a complex mixture of government and family choices. While the goals of the … abilities and family background. The results show that a higher percentage of Black schoolmates has a strong adverse effect on …

In this paper we explore income and race differences in nine measures of the health of children aged 6 through 11. We … show that when health measures from mid-childhood are the subject of analysis, both income and race differences are much … favor the white or high-income children. With respect to differences by race, whether or not they are adjusted for …