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Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University
Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University
Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University
Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University.
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È e rate of low birt weigt increased about
60% from 2.56% in 1993 to 4.13% in 2004
in Korea
È ere as been little empirical researc
on causes for suc a trend in Korea
È Previous literatures in Korea, wit exceptions
of Son(2004) and Lee & Hong(2003), ave
focused on medical factors in understanding
te causes of low birt weigt
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È Son(2004) and Lee & Hong (2003) sowed low birt
weigt is not only a medical concern but also a social
problem related to socioeconomic factors in Korea.
È ut, tose study relied on cross-sectional, aggregate-
level data.
È Suc a strategy is limited in teir ability to identify te
independent effects of various demograpic and
socioeconomic factors on low birt weigt.
È Aggregate-level analyses often fail to disentangle te
data into its components, and cross-sectional data are
also limited in identifying time order of events of
interest.
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È e primary purpose of our study is to:
± examine te effects of family poverty on low birt
weigt using individual-level data
± from a longitudinal survey
± based on nationally representative sample in Korea
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È WHO uses low birt weigt rate as a primary
indicator of public ealt
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Consequences of LW
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Patway of te Poverty Effects
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1. Data
È Korea Welfare Panel Data from 2006 to 2008
È We pulled 3 years wort of data on new born
cildren of 2006 and 2007 and teir moter¶s
caracteristics during te pregnancy period
from 2005 and 2006.
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2. Variables
È Low birt weigt: weigt at birt less tan 2.5 kg
È Family poverty: below 60 percents of median income
È Control Variables: moter¶s age, birt order,
education, employment status, moter¶s self-
reported cildood poverty status
È e mediating factors of poverty
ë e economic deprivation
ë oter¶s depression
ë Smoking
ë Drinking
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3. Analysis etod
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È to examine te mediating factors
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1. Caracteristics of te Study Population
å able 1 e Socio-demograpic Caracteristics of te Subjects: 2006-07 newborns
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<Figure 1>ediation effect of depression
between poverty and low birt weigt
R =.043 RK =.301
Poverty P<.05 Depression P<..05 Low irt Weigt
R =.131
P<.01
R =.117
P<..01
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È We did not find maternal age at birt being a
significant risk factor for low birt weigt in our
study
È irt order is a significant risk factor for low birt
weigt
È No effects of moter¶s education, employment
status, moter¶s cildood poverty, smoking, and
drinking on te likeliood of low birt weigt
birts in our multivariate models
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