Maternal employment and childhood obesity in China: evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

被引：13
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作者：
Nie, Peng [1 ]
Sousa-Poza, Alfonso [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Hohenheim, Inst Hlth Care & Publ Management, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
来源：
APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2014年 / 46卷 / 20期
基金：
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词：
diet; childhood obesity; physical activity; China; maternal employment; BODY-MASS INDEX; WORK SCHEDULES; PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT STATUS; CHILDREN; TRENDS; ADOLESCENTS; PREVALENCE;
D O I：
10.1080/00036846.2014.902025
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal employment and obesity in children aged 3-17 in both rural and urban China. Using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as measures for paediatric adiposity, we provide scant evidence for its relation to maternal employment. We also find no strong association between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that grand-parenting could have beneficial effects on childhood obesity.
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页码：2418 / 2428
页数：11
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