Childhood family income and life outcomes in adulthood: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study in New Zealand

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1979-1986

  Gibb, Sheree J ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood poverty; Economic conditions; Educational achievement; Income; Longitudinal research; Mental health; New Zealand; Offending

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84860485147     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.028     Document Type: Article

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