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Women's status and child well-being: A state-level analysis

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  • Koenen, Karestan C.
  • Lincoln, Alisa
  • Appleton, Allison

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We conducted an ecologic analysis of the relation between women's status and child well-being in the 50 United States. State-level women's status was assessed via four composite indices: women's political participation, economic autonomy, employment and earnings, and reproductive rights. Child well-being was measured via five outcomes: percentage of low birthweight babies, infant mortality, teen mortality, high school dropout rate, and teen birth rate. Higher state-level women's status on all indicators was associated with significantly better state-level child well-being in unadjusted analyses. Several associations remained significant after adjusting for income inequality and state racial composition. Women's political participation was associated with a significantly lower percentage of low birthweight babies (p

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  • Koenen, Karestan C. & Lincoln, Alisa & Appleton, Allison, 2006. "Women's status and child well-being: A state-level analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 63(12), pages 2999-3012, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:63:y:2006:i:12:p:2999-3012
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