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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Childhood Malnutrition In China: Change Of Inequality In A Decade
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| Autores: |
Chen, Zhuo
Eastwood, David B.
Yen, Steven T.
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| Data: |
2005-05-13
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
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| Resumo: |
A concentration index methodology to analyze the inequality in childhood malnutrition in China is outlined. Height-for-age z score is used as a measure of childhood malnutrition. Using household survey data from nine Chinese provinces, it is found that per-capita household income, household head's education, urban residence and access to a bus stop reduced malnutrition. Child's age had a nonlinear effect on the malnutrition status. Income growth and access to public transportation reduced the inequality, while rural-urban gap, provincial differentiation, and unequal distribution of household head's education increased inequality in childhood malnutrition. Gender is not a factor in either malnutrition status or inequality. Investments in infrastructure and welfare programs are recommended to reduce the inequality.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
16196
http://purl.umn.edu/19205
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
American Agricultural Economics Association>2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI
Selected Paper 133089
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| Formato: |
30
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