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Parental incarceration and child mortality in Denmark

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  • Wildeman, C.
  • Andersen, S.H.
  • Lee, H.
  • Karlson, K.B.

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Objectives. We used Danish registry data to examine the association between parental incarceration and child mortality risk. Methods. We used a sample of all Danish children born in 1991 linked with parental information. We conducted discrete-time survival analysis separately for boys (n = 30 146) and girls (n = 28 702) to estimate the association of paternal and maternal incarceration with child mortality, controlling for parental sociodemographic characteristics. We followed the children until age 20 years or death, whichever came first. Results. Results indicated a positive association between paternal and maternal imprisonment and male child mortality. Paternal imprisonment was associated with lower child mortality risks for girls. The relationship between maternal imprisonment and female child mortality changed directions depending on the model, suggesting no clear association. Conclusions. These results indicate that the incarceration of a parent may influence child mortality but that it is important to consider the gender of both the child and the incarcerated parent.

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  • Wildeman, C. & Andersen, S.H. & Lee, H. & Karlson, K.B., 2014. "Parental incarceration and child mortality in Denmark," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(3), pages 428-433.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301590_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301590
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    1. McCauley, Erin J., 2021. "The role of stress and absence: How household member incarceration is associated with risky sexual health behaviors," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 272(C).
    2. Sara Wakefield & Hedwig Lee & Christopher Wildeman, 2016. "Tough on Crime, Tough on Families? Criminal Justice and Family Life in America," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 665(1), pages 8-21, May.
    3. Christopher Wildeman & Lars H. Andersen, 2015. "Cumulative risks of paternal and maternal incarceration in Denmark and the United States," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 32(57), pages 1567-1580.
    4. Brian Sykes & Amanda Geller, 2017. "Mass Incarceration and the Underground Economy in America," Working Papers wp17-03-ff, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing..
    5. Lars H. Andersen, 2016. "How Children’s Educational Outcomes and Criminality Vary by Duration and Frequency of Paternal Incarceration," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 665(1), pages 149-170, May.
    6. Alicia Herreros-Fraile & Rodrigo J. Carcedo & Antonio Viedma & Victoria Ramos-Barbero & Noelia Fernández-Rouco & Pilar Gomiz-Pascual & Consuelo del Val, 2023. "Parental Incarceration, Development, and Well-Being: A Developmental Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-44, February.
    7. Amy A. Morgan & Joyce A. Arditti & Susan Dennison & Signe Frederiksen, 2021. "Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-21, November.

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