Table 1.
Poverty exposure variable definitions.
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| Early Life Poverty | 1 = in poverty at any year ages 0-5 |
| 0 = no poverty ages 0-5 | |
| Mid-Childhood Poverty | 1 = in poverty at any year ages 6-10 |
| 0 = no poverty ages 6-10 | |
| Early Adolescent Poverty | 1 = in poverty at any year ages 11-15 |
| 0 = no poverty ages 11-15 | |
| Cumulative Poverty | Sum of early life, mid-childhood and early adolescent variables (range: 0–3) |
| Early Upward Mobility | 1 = poverty in early life but no poverty in mid-childhood |
| 0 = all else | |
| Early Downward Mobility | 1 = no poverty in early life but poverty in mid-childhood |
| 0 = all else | |
| Later Upward Mobility | 1 = poverty in mid-childhood but no poverty in early adolescence |
| 0 = all else | |
| Later Downward Mobility | 1 = no poverty in mid-childhood but poverty in early adolescence |
| 0 = all else | |
| Persistent Poverty | 1 = poverty in early life, mid-childhood and early adolescence |
| 0 = all else | |
| Any Poverty | 1 = poverty in early life, mid-childhood or early adolescence |
| 0 = all else |