Child Poverty as a Determinant of Life Outcomes: Evidence from Nationwide Surveys in Japan

We attempt to examine the extent to which poverty in childhood adversely affects success in adulthood, using micro data from nationwide surveys in Japan and taking into account the recursive structure of life outcomes. We use retrospective assessments of income class at the age of 15, because longit...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2010-10, Vol.99 (1), p.81-99
Main Authors: Oshio, Takashi, Sano, Shinpei, Kobayashi, Miki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adulthood
Adults
Age
Child Development
Child Poverty
Child welfare
Child. Socialization
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Class
Cognitive ability
Disadvantaged
Economic sociology
Educational Attainment
Families & family life
Family
Family income
Foreign Countries
Graduate schools
Happiness
Health
Health outcomes
Households
Human Geography
Income
Japan
Level of education
Longitudinal studies
Low Income Groups
Microeconomics
National Surveys
Outcomes of Education
Parents & parenting
Polls & surveys
Poverty
Poverty line
Psychological aspects
Public Health
Quality of Life
Quality of Life Research
Risk
Social Class
Social conditions
Social conditions & trends
Social indicators
Social research
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic factors
Sociology
Sociology of economy and development
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Standard of living. Income
Studies
Success
Suffering
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Summary:We attempt to examine the extent to which poverty in childhood adversely affects success in adulthood, using micro data from nationwide surveys in Japan and taking into account the recursive structure of life outcomes. We use retrospective assessments of income class at the age of 15, because longitudinal data on household income are not available. After controlling for its endogeneity, we confirm that children from poor families tend to have lower educational attainment, face higher poverty risks, and assess themselves as being less happy and as suffering from poorer health.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/s11205-009-9567-x