Why Are Mexican American Boys So Much Taller Now?
Using NHANES data we find that the difference in average height between non-Hispanic White and Mexican American boys of ages 2-14 years has decreased 1.7cm on average during the last quarter of the twentieth century in the United States. Our hypothesis is that the narrowing of the height gap is rela...
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okr-10986-56272021-04-23T14:02:23Z Why Are Mexican American Boys So Much Taller Now? Delajara, Marcelo Rodriguez-Segura, Melissa Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economics of Minorities and Races Non-labor Discrimination J150 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Using NHANES data we find that the difference in average height between non-Hispanic White and Mexican American boys of ages 2-14 years has decreased 1.7cm on average during the last quarter of the twentieth century in the United States. Our hypothesis is that the narrowing of the height gap is related to a larger gain in maternal height among Mexican Americans in relation to Whites. We estimate a child's height equation and find that on average about 38% of the reduction in the gap for boys of ages 2-5 years is attributed to this factor. The evidence of a secular trend for height is weak for the case of girls. 2012-03-30T07:33:45Z 2012-03-30T07:33:45Z 2010 Journal Article Econ Hum Biol 1570677X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5627 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article United States Mexico |
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Using NHANES data we find that the difference in average height between non-Hispanic White and Mexican American boys of ages 2-14 years has decreased 1.7cm on average during the last quarter of the twentieth century in the United States. Our hypothesis is that the narrowing of the height gap is related to a larger gain in maternal height among Mexican Americans in relation to Whites. We estimate a child's height equation and find that on average about 38% of the reduction in the gap for boys of ages 2-5 years is attributed to this factor. The evidence of a secular trend for height is weak for the case of girls. |
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