Replication data for: The Relationship between Economic Status and Child Health: Evidence from the United States

Anne Case et al. (2002), using cross-sectional data, found a positive relationship between children's health and income, with income's protective effect increasing with age. Janet Currie and Mark Stabile (2003), using a panel of Canadian children, found that low- and high-SES children respond similarly to health shocks, but the low-SES children are subject to more shocks as they age. Our study examines this relationship using panel data for US children. We find some support for the latter result of Currie and Stabile but also evidence that low- and high-SES children respond differently to specific health shocks. (JEL D31, I12, J13)

Anne Case 等人（2002）借助横截面数据（cross-sectional data）开展研究，发现儿童健康与收入呈正相关关系，且收入的健康保护效应随年龄增长而增强。Janet Currie与Mark Stabile（2003）基于加拿大儿童面板数据（panel data）进行实证分析，结果显示低社会经济地位（Socioeconomic Status, SES）与高社会经济地位儿童对健康冲击（health shocks）的响应并无显著差异，但低社会经济地位儿童随年龄增长会遭遇更多健康冲击。本研究采用美国儿童面板数据对上述关系进行检验，研究结果既为Currie和Stabile的前述结论提供了部分支撑，同时也发现不同社会经济地位儿童对特定健康冲击的响应存在显著差异。（JEL分类号：D31、I12、J13）