Exhibit 1: Figure.

Caption: Individual Variation in Upward Health Mobility

Source: Authors’ calculations using ECLS-K data.

Notes: Health mobility is the predicted health rank for children conditional on parent health from an OLS regression of parent health rank on child health rank, controlling for age (normalized to mean-zero) in both generations. Parents report all characteristics. Race/ethnicity and health insurance status refers to the child’s characteristics, while educational attainment refers to the highest attaining parent’s education. Reference categories shaded darker, dashed lines represent mobility reference point. p < 0.1 +, p < 0.5 *, p < 0.1 **.