This paper provides novel evidence on differences in health outcomes of children in religious and non … does not affect children's height-for-age, but increases children's body mass index and subjective health. Father …'s religiosity has a stronger salutary effect than mother's religiosity. In fatherless families, children's health is more strongly …

There is a growing literature that shows that higher family income is associatedwith better health for children … associated with beneficial behaviours or because parental health isassociated with both income and children’s health. The policy … child health. We find children frompoorer households have poorer health. But we find the direct impact of incomeis small. A …