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:This paper presents a new stylized fact about the relationship between income and childhood vaccination. It shows vaccination rates first rise but then fall as income increases. This pattern is observed in WHO country-level panel data, and in US county-level panel and individual-level repeated cross-section data. This data pattern suggests that both low and high-income parents are less likely to follow the standard vaccination schedule, and that such behavior is reflected in the vaccination rate at the population level. I provide several alternative explanations as to why we observe this data pattern, including avoidance measures, medical care, and social segregation.
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J Health Econjournal_title
Journal of health economicsauthors
Sakai Ydoi
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.12.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-01-01 00:00:00pages
195-205eissn
0167-6296issn
1879-1646pii
S0167-6296(16)30362-9journal_volume
57pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of health economics
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
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