Titre :
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Maternal education, child immunizations, and public policy : Evidence from the US National Immunization Survey. (2007)
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Auteurs :
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RACINE (Andrew-D) : USA. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Bronx. NY. ;
JOYCE (Theodore-J) : USA. Baruch College. City University of New York. ;
National Bureau of Economic Research. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 65, n° 8, 2007)
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Pagination :
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1765-1772
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Mère
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Education enfant
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Education
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Enseignement
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Enfant
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Prévention santé
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Vaccination
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Vaccin
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Homme
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS lUAIIR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This article measures the independent association of maternal education level and childhood immunization rates in the USA and compares the associations in states that provide free vaccines to all residents (Universal) and those that do not (non-Universal). To do this, the US-based National Immunization Survey data from 1995 to 2003 for children 19-35 months of age were analyzed. Unadjusted estimates of up-to-date status for the 4 : 3 : 1 : 3 : 3 series and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine were estimated by the level of maternal education. Linear probability regressions produced adjusted estimates of maternal education effects controlling for covariates. Adjusting for race/ethnicity, income, and other covariates, children of mothers with less than high school education were found to be 7.8% (p
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