Childhood obesity and maternal education in Ireland

Arbeitspapier

This paper analyses the socioeconomic gradient of chilidhood obesity in Ireland using the Growing Up in Ireland data with three innovations compared to previous work in the area. A different measure of socioeconomic status, maternal education, is employed. In addition, the depth and severity of obesity are examined as well as the incidence. Finally, the use of two waves of longitudinal data permits the analysis of the persistence of obesity. Results show that overall childhood obesity stabilised between the two waves. However the socioeconomic gradient becomes steeper in wave 2 for girls and in particular when depth, severity and persistence of obesity are accounted for. Girls whose mothers fail to complete secondary education are shown to be at a particular disadvantage.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP16/16

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health and Inequality ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
• Subject: Obesity ; socioeconomic gradient ; persistence

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Madden, David
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
• (where): Dublin
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/175475
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