Investing in health: The long-term impact of Head Start on smoking

Author(s): Anderson, Kathryn H.; Foster, James E.; Frisvold, David E.;
Date Issued: July 2010
Description: An estimation of the relationship between Head Start participation and smoking behavior in young adulthood, based on 1999 and 2003 nationally representative data from a longitudinal study of 1,638 adults who attended Head Start, matched with siblings who did not
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Journal Title: Economic Inquiry
Volume Number: 48
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 587-602
Note: Based on Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Behavior/Social & Emotional Development/Socialization

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Head Start/Head Start
Country: United States
ISSN: 0095-2583 Paper
1465-7295 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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