Table 4.
Comparison of Income Gradient for Children by Initial health defined according to health in Kindergarten
| Panel A | ||||
| Outcome | SRHS | SRHS | SRHS | SRHS |
| Grade | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Full Sample | 0.157*** (0.045) |
0.201*** (0.044) |
0.224*** (0.038) |
0.239*** (0.045) |
| Observations | 6,559 | 6,247 | 7,032 | 6,533 |
| Baseline Poor Health | 0.125 (0.106) |
0.031 (0.075) |
0.156** (0.075) |
0.276*** (0.098) |
| Observations | 951 | 905 | 1,044 | 979 |
| Baseline Very Good Health | 0.113** (0.044) |
0.224*** (0.049) |
0.209*** (0.041) |
0.217*** (0.047) |
| Observations | 5,950 | 5,668 | 6,450 | 5,968 |
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| Panel B | ||||
| Outcome | Decline in Health | Decline in Health | Decline in Health | Decline in Health |
| Grade | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Log Permanent Income | −0.039** (0.019) |
−0.042** (0.018) |
−0.046** (0.020) |
−0.066*** (0.021) |
| Log Current Income | −0.033* (0.017) |
−0.044** (0.017) |
−0.054*** (0.018) |
−0.041** (0.019) |
| Observations | 5,990 | 5,975 | 6,127 | 5,507 |
| R-squared | 0.040 | 0.047 | 0.124 | 0.048 |
Standard errors in parenthesis, ***1%, **5%, *10%.
Panel A Notes: Same controls as previous tables. Each cell is a separate regression. SRHS is self reported health status.
Standard errors in parenthesis, ***1%, **5%, *10%
Panel B Notes: Other variables in regressions include male, age, race dummies, mom and dad education, mom age, parent’s married. Income variable is log of current income. Baseline poor health refers to those with general health reported as poor, fair or good in kindergarten; baseline very good health refers to those reported in very good or excellent health in kindergarten.