Children's Health Problems and Maternal Work Status

Salkever, David S.

doi:10.2307/145526

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“…14 In contrast, an analysis of 2-parent families in the same survey found a stronger negative effect of child disability on the number of hours worked than on the probability of employment. 15 Family income is another determinant of health insurance coverage; children with chronic health conditions are more likely to live in families of lower socioeconomic status. 2,16 These parents are more likely to have low-income jobs.…”

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Parental employment and health insurance coverage among school-aged children with special health care needs

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Makuc²

2000

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: This study examined parental employment and health insurance coverage among children with and without special health care needs. Special needs were defined as conditions likely to require a high amount of parental care, potentially affecting parental employment. METHODS: Data from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed for 21,415 children aged 5 to 17 years, including 1604 children with special needs. Logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of special needs on the odds of full-time parental employment and on the odds of a child's being uninsured, having Medicaid, or having employer-sponsored insurance. RESULTS: Parents of children with special needs had less full-time employment. Their children had lower odds of having employer-sponsored insurance (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.7) than other children. Children with special needs had greater odds of Medicaid coverage (adjusted OR = 2.3-5.1, depending on family income). Children with and without special needs were equally likely to be uninsured. CONCLUSIONS: Lower full-time employment among parents of children with special needs contributes to the children's being less likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance. Medicaid covers many children with special needs, but many others remain uninsured.

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Parental employment and health insurance coverage among school-aged children with special health care needs

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Makuc²

2000

Am J Public Health

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“…An independent negative effect of child health on hours is identified. The estimated effect of child disability on single mothers' LFP in Salkever [20] is significantly negative at standard confidence levels (Figure 2). Wolfe and Hill using a sample of approximately 1,600 single mothers also found that child disability reduces labour force participation.…”

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“…Based on these authors, the relationship between child's health and maternal labour force participation can be described within the framework of a simple household production model [20]. Thus, the generic model of maternal labour force participation for family i, is assumed to be:…”

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“…Meyers et al [21] found the number of disabled children in a family and the severity of disability both lower the probability that the mother works, although the latter finding is not robust. Salkever [20] analyze the impact of children's disabilities on the duration of welfare spells; in contrast to Wolfe and Hill, they found evidence that mothers of severely disabled children are significantly less likely to leave domestic chores for work. In the same line, wives' employment is apparently reduced by a disabled child's presence; more studies examine female heads with inconclusive results.…”

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“…Similarly, policies directed at improving female employment opportunities typically ignore women's important role in household activities related to children's healthy development. Many studies have shown a negative effect of children's poor health on maternal employment or work hours, Salkever [20] estimated Consolidates the sub linkages between child health, maternal labour and wealth accumulation. This study has tests the hypothesis that: H1: Children's health is instrumental in accounting for maternal labour.…”

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Children's Health, Maternal Labour Supply and Wealth Accumulation: Theory, Evidence and Policy Approach

Tambi¹

2017

Health Econ Outcome Res

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Understanding the impediments of children's health on maternal labour and wealth accumulation in Africa is critical. The preoccupation of this study has been to develop a conceptual framework based on exploring the health-labourwealth relationship. This is, in an attempt to show the centrality and importance of children's health in understanding: maternal labour supply and wealth accumulation for broader appreciation. Based on empirical evidences, we observed that children's health positively and significantly influenced maternal labour and also strongly corroborates with wealth accumulation. From policy point of view, investing in children's health can motivates population growth, increase the supply of labour, promote savings and alleviate poverty.

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