A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes

Elizabeth Washbrook; Paul Gregg; Carol Propper

doi:10.1111/rssa.12074

A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes

Elizabeth Washbrook
, Paul Gregg
, Carol Propper

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

University of Bristol
Imperial College London
Centre for Economic Policy Research

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

32 Citations (SciVal)

500 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

The paper explores the relationship between family income and a range of cognitive, socioemotional and health outcomes in mid-childhood. Child developmental outcomes are conceptualized as the result of an underlying set of associations or pathways running from distal factors (broad indicators of family characteristics and resources) to proximal factors (parental behaviours and aspects of the child's lived environment). We use a decomposition framework to compare the associations underpinning the raw income gradients in the different outcomes systematically. We find considerable variation in the extent of the income gradients, and in the factors that can account for them, across developmental domains.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	757-782
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A - Statistics in Society
Volume	177
Issue number	4
Early online date	3 Sept 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12074
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2014

Keywords

child outcomes
income gradients
path analysis

Access to Document

10.1111/rssa.12074

Washbrook et al ONLINE APPENDIX
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Washbrook, E. , Gregg, P. and Propper, C. (2014), A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes. J. R. Stat. Soc. A, 177: 757-782, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12074. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Accepted author manuscript, 975 KB
Accepted version
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Washbrook, E. , Gregg, P. and Propper, C. (2014), A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes. J. R. Stat. Soc. A, 177: 757-782, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12074. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Accepted author manuscript, 1 MB

Cite this

@article{a1067145734b4e1cbbdda28df162fcbe,

title = "A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes",

abstract = "The paper explores the relationship between family income and a range of cognitive, socioemotional and health outcomes in mid-childhood. Child developmental outcomes are conceptualized as the result of an underlying set of associations or pathways running from distal factors (broad indicators of family characteristics and resources) to proximal factors (parental behaviours and aspects of the child's lived environment). We use a decomposition framework to compare the associations underpinning the raw income gradients in the different outcomes systematically. We find considerable variation in the extent of the income gradients, and in the factors that can account for them, across developmental domains. ",

keywords = "child outcomes, income gradients, path analysis",

author = "Elizabeth Washbrook and Paul Gregg and Carol Propper",

year = "2014",

month = sep,

day = "30",

doi = "10.1111/rssa.12074",

language = "English",

volume = "177",

pages = "757--782",

journal = "Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A - Statistics in Society",

issn = "0964-1998",

publisher = "Oxford University Press",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes

AU - Washbrook, Elizabeth

AU - Gregg, Paul

AU - Propper, Carol

PY - 2014/9/30

Y1 - 2014/9/30

N2 - The paper explores the relationship between family income and a range of cognitive, socioemotional and health outcomes in mid-childhood. Child developmental outcomes are conceptualized as the result of an underlying set of associations or pathways running from distal factors (broad indicators of family characteristics and resources) to proximal factors (parental behaviours and aspects of the child's lived environment). We use a decomposition framework to compare the associations underpinning the raw income gradients in the different outcomes systematically. We find considerable variation in the extent of the income gradients, and in the factors that can account for them, across developmental domains.

AB - The paper explores the relationship between family income and a range of cognitive, socioemotional and health outcomes in mid-childhood. Child developmental outcomes are conceptualized as the result of an underlying set of associations or pathways running from distal factors (broad indicators of family characteristics and resources) to proximal factors (parental behaviours and aspects of the child's lived environment). We use a decomposition framework to compare the associations underpinning the raw income gradients in the different outcomes systematically. We find considerable variation in the extent of the income gradients, and in the factors that can account for them, across developmental domains.

KW - child outcomes

KW - income gradients

KW - path analysis

U2 - 10.1111/rssa.12074

DO - 10.1111/rssa.12074

M3 - Article

SN - 0964-1998

VL - 177

SP - 757

EP - 782

JO - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A - Statistics in Society

JF - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A - Statistics in Society

IS - 4

ER -

A decomposition analysis of the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this