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The impact of childhood experience of starvations on the health of older adults: Evidence from China

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  • Yiwei Liu
  • Li Diao
  • Ling Xu

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This paper used pooled cross‐sectional data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey to comprehensively investigate how childhood experiences of starvation affect the health of older Chinese adults. The study found that the childhood experience of starvation was negatively correlated with self‐rated health, functional health and cognitive health among older adults. After using the model and variable substitution methods to address the endogeneity problems caused by omitted variables, the negative effects of childhood experiences of starvation on the health of older adults were still present. The Karlson–Holm–Breen decomposition method was used to test the mediation effects, and it was found that childhood experiences of starvation had adverse effects on the health of older adults through endowment insurance, household income, education and nutrition. Consequently, the government should strengthen nutrition or other related health interventions for children and make longer‐term plans for improving the health of older adults.

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  • Yiwei Liu & Li Diao & Ling Xu, 2021. "The impact of childhood experience of starvations on the health of older adults: Evidence from China," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(2), pages 515-531, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:2:p:515-531
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3099
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