abstract: 'Prior research suggests that socioeconomic standing during the early

  years of life, particularly in utero, is associated with child health.

  However, it is unclear whether socioeconomic benefits are only maximized

  at very young ages. Moreover, given the link between socioeconomic

  status (SES) and race, research is inconclusive whether any SES benefits

  during those younger ages would uniformly benefit all racial and ethnic

  groups. Using 1986-2014 data from the National Longitudinal Study of

  Youth (NLSY79), this study examines the impact of socioeconomic timing

  on child weight outcomes by race. Specifically, this research

  investigates whether specific points exist where socioeconomic

  investment would have higher returns on child health. Findings suggest

  that both the timing and the type of socioeconomic exposure is important

  to understanding child weight status. SES, particularly mother''s

  employment and father''s education, is important in determining child

  health, and each measure is linked to weight gain differently for White,

  Black, and Hispanic children at specific ages. Policies such as granting

  more educational access for men and work-family balance for women are

  discussed.'
affiliation: 'Jones, A (Corresponding Author), George Washington Univ, Dept Sociol,
  Washington, DC 20052 USA.

  Jones, Antwan, George Washington Univ, Dept Sociol, Washington, DC 20052 USA.'
article-number: '728'
author: Jones, Antwan
author-email: antwan@gwu.edu
author_list:
- family: Jones
  given: Antwan
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040728
files: []
issn: 1660-4601
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords: 'socioeconomic status; child health; obesity; overweight; race;

  ethnicity; parental influence; health disparities'
keywords-plus: 'LIFE-COURSE; UNITED-STATES; ADULT HEALTH; LOW-INCOME; PERSPECTIVE;

  MOTHERS; DURATION; DISEASE; POVERTY; MATTER'
language: English
month: APR
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '49'
orcid-numbers: Jones, Antwan/0000-0003-2933-9836
papis_id: 76819e097daf29c86027b74b179a6f4f
ref: Jones2018racesocioeconomic
researcherid-numbers: 'Jones, Antwan/C-4025-2008

  '
times-cited: '23'
title: 'Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health during Childhood: A Longitudinal Examination
  of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Parental Socioeconomic Timing and Child Obesity
  Risk'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000434868800167
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '15'
web-of-science-categories: Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
  Health
year: '2018'