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Shaping Health Behavior across Generations: Evidence from Time Use data in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its
Frank Stafford1, Ngina Chiteji2
1Department of Economics & Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
Annals of Economics and Statistics
|January 21, 2014
Summary
This study explores how families manage time to influence children's health behaviors, aiming to understand adult health choices through intergenerational transmission of healthy habits.
Area of Science:
- Health Economics
- Developmental Psychology
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- Family time allocation significantly impacts long-term health behaviors.
- Understanding the intergenerational transmission of health is crucial for public health.
- The Grossman model highlights individual agency in health production.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how families utilize time to shape children's health behaviors.
- To analyze how parents prepare children for adult health-enhancing choices.
- To investigate how young adults manage time for independent health decisions.
Main Methods:
- Empirical analysis using time diary data.
- Utilizing data from the Child Development Supplement (CDS).
- Leveraging the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) core and Transition to Adulthood (TA) module.
Main Results:
- Preliminary findings suggest time management within families correlates with adult health behaviors.
- Early childhood time use patterns may predict adult health choices.
- Young adulthood time allocation is a key factor in health investment decisions.
Conclusions:
- Family time use is a significant determinant of intergenerational health behavior transmission.
- Interventions focusing on family time management can promote lifelong health.
- Further research can refine understanding of time allocation and health production.
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