INTRAHOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION IN POOR U.S. HOUSEHOLDS

美国贫困家庭的家庭内部分配

• 批准号: 6661308
• 负责人: STEVEN J HAIDER
• 金额: $ 7.23万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-17 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6661308
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; child welfare; children; clinical research; developmental nutrition; family structure /dynamics; food resource; household; human subject; low socioeconomic status; nutrition; nutrition related tag; parents; public assistance; schools; social cooperation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): School nutrition programs represent an important part of the safety net for poor American households. Previous evaluations have shown decidedly mixed or little effects of these programs on the consumption of children. Such results taken at face value could cast significant doubt on the effectiveness of the school nutrition programs. At the same time, many theoretical and empirical studies have examined the allocation of resources within households. Such studies suggest the possibility that programs targeted at some household members could impact other family members by freeing up resources for their consumption. No study has examined how school nutrition programs impact the consumption of other household members, and thus some of the real, positive impacts are potentially being overlooked. More generally, it is of significant interest to understand how poor households share their limited resources among family members. The case of school nutrition programs presents a unique opportunity to observe how transfers to children alter family consumption patterns. To better understand the impact of school nutrition programs and the allocation of resources within households, we propose to answer two questions: (a) What is the impact of school nutrition programs on children and parents? and (b) What is the implied sharing rule for food resources between children and parents? To answer these questions we will use the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) III and IV. These are nationally representative data sets that contain detailed information on food consumption, a complete clinical exam, and a laboratory report for each respondent, as well as typical economic and demographic information for the families.

描述（由申请人提供）：学校营养计划代表了 是美国贫困家庭安全网的重要组成部分。以前的 评估表明，这些方案对 儿童的消费。这些从表面上看的结果可能会导致 对学校营养计划的有效性存在重大疑问。在 同时，许多理论和实证研究也检验了 家庭内部的资源分配。此类研究表明 针对某些家庭成员的计划可能会产生影响 通过释放资源供其他家庭成员消费。没有学习 研究了学校营养计划如何影响其他食品的消费 家庭成员，因此一些真正的积极影响可能是 被忽视。更一般地说，理解这一点是非常有意义的 贫困家庭如何在家庭成员之间分享有限的资源。这 学校营养计划的案例提供了一个独特的机会来观察如何 对儿童的转移改变了家庭消费模式。为了更好地理解 学校营养计划的影响和内部资源分配 家庭，我们建议回答两个问题：（a） 针对儿童和家长的学校营养计划？ (b) 隐含的含义是什么 孩子和父母之间分享食物资源的规则？来回答这些 我们将使用国家健康和营养检查调查的问题 (NHANES) III 和 IV。这些是具有全国代表性的数据集 包含有关食物消耗的详细信息、完整的临床检查、 以及每个受访者的实验室报告，以及典型的经济和 家庭的人口统计信息。