| Title |
The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-017-0639-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ryan Brown |
| Abstract |
This study examines the relationship between exposure to violent crime in utero and birth weight using longitudinal data from a household survey conducted in Mexico. Controlling for selective migration and fertility, the results suggest that early gestational exposure to the recent escalation of the Mexican Drug War is associated with a substantial decrease in birth weight. This association is especially pronounced among children born to mothers of low socioeconomic status and among children born to mothers who score poorly on a mental health index. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 33% |
| Colombia | 3 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Peru | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 53% |
| Scientists | 7 | 47% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 161 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 7% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 14% |
| Unknown | 49 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 32 | 20% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 19 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 6% |
| Psychology | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 61 | 38% |
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