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Author: Burton, Peter
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Burton, Peter
Phipps, Shelley
Zhang, Lihui
From Parent to Child: Emerging Inequality in Outcomes for Children in Canada and the U.S.
Child Indicators Research 6,2 (June 2013): 363-400.
Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12187-012-9175-1/fulltext.html
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Children, Poverty; Comparison Group (Reference group); Cross-national Analysis; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Income Distribution; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math)

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

In this paper, we ask whether there are Canada/U.S. differences in the extent to which children who were rich versus poor during their early years have developed differences in outcomes by the time they reach adolescence or early adulthood. Using comparable longitudinal data for each country, separate analyses are first conducted for rich compared to poor children living in Canada and rich compared to poor children living in the United States. We then pool data sets to test whether any rich/poor child outcome gaps that have emerged are greater (or smaller) in Canada compared to the U.S. Our data source for Canada is the Statistics Canada National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth and for the U.S. we use the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79, Child-Young Adult supplement. Key findings include: 1) rich child/poor child outcome gaps are evident for all outcomes in both countries; 2) larger gaps between rich and poor children are evident in the U.S. for math scores and high school completion.
Bibliography Citation
Burton, Peter, Shelley Phipps and Lihui Zhang. "From Parent to Child: Emerging Inequality in Outcomes for Children in Canada and the U.S." Child Indicators Research 6,2 (June 2013): 363-400.
2. Phipps, Shelley
Burton, Peter
Lethbridge, Lynn
Osberg, Lars
Measuring Obesity in Young Children
Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques 30, 4 (December 2004): 349-364.
Also: http://economics.ca/cgi/jab?journal=cpp&article=v30n4p0349
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Britain, British; Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY); Cross-national Analysis; Norway, Norwegian; Obesity; Weight

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Child obesity is currently an important policy problem in Canada. Making the best evidence-based policy choices in response requires having the best possible evidence. Yet, we point out how easy it can be to make serious mistakes when measuring child obesity, particularly for young children. We demonstrate that parental reports of child height and weight very likely overestimate obesity prevalence for very young children. Given the importance of child obesity as a policy issue, our main conclusion is that it is critical for national surveys in Canada to provide interviewers with appropriate equipment and ask them to weigh and measure children very accurately. While this would certainly increase survey costs, the costs to society of making less than the best policy choices are likely to be even higher.
Bibliography Citation
Phipps, Shelley, Peter Burton, Lynn Lethbridge and Lars Osberg. "Measuring Obesity in Young Children ." Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques 30, 4 (December 2004): 349-364.