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The income gradient in childhood mental health: all in the eye of the beholder?

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  • David W. Johnston
  • Carol Propper
  • Stephen E. Pudney
  • Michael A. Shields

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type="main" xml:id="rssa12038-abs-0001"> We undertake a detailed statistical investigation of the sensitivity of estimates of the prevalence of childhood mental health problems to the provider of the health assessment, with particular focus on the implications for the estimates of the income gradient in childhood mental health. We directly compare evaluations from children, their parents and teachers and test whether these differences are systematically related to family income. We then examine the implications for the estimated income gradient. We find that respondents frequently identify different children as having a mental health problem. Teachers appear to rate the health of poor children consistently worse than do children or their parents. Systematic differences in evaluations by assessor by income mean that the estimated magnitude and significance of the income–health gradient is highly dependent on the choice of assessor.

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  • David W. Johnston & Carol Propper & Stephen E. Pudney & Michael A. Shields, 2014. "The income gradient in childhood mental health: all in the eye of the beholder?," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 177(4), pages 807-827, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssa:v:177:y:2014:i:4:p:807-827
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    1. Huong Thu Le & Ha Trong Nguyen, 2017. "Parental health and children's cognitive and noncognitive development: New evidence from the longitudinal survey of Australian children," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(12), pages 1767-1788, December.
    2. Rasheda Khanam & Son Nghiem & Maisha Rahman, 2020. "The income gradient and child mental health in Australia: does it vary by assessors?," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 21(1), pages 19-36, February.
    3. Elena Komodromou, Maria, 2018. "Does postpartum depression predict emotional and cognitive difficulties in 11 year olds?," ISER Working Paper Series 2018-02, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    4. Sameh Hallaq, 2024. "Class size reduction, bullying, and violent behavior: Evidence from West Bank schools," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(2), pages 545-595, April.
    5. Sameh Hallaq & Ayman Khalifah, 2022. "School Performance and Child Labor: Evidence from West Bank Schools," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_1007, Levy Economics Institute.

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