Living standards in Black and White: Evidence from the heights of Ohio Prison inmates, 1829-1913

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-251

  Maloney, Thomas N ^a   Carson, Scott Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Nineteenth century US race relations; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PRISONER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEFT; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY HEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 47149115096     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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