Non-monetary benefits of education on children's health: Long-term intergenerational effects on health status perception

Abstract

This work analyzes the relationship that exists between parents' schooling and the long-term health status of their children. To achieve this, it was based on the information contained in the EMOVI 2017 of the CEEY with data on the self-perception of the health status of adults. and their parents' education. A binomial logistic regression model was built to predict the probability of the respondents perceiving themselves as healthy and the influence that parental education has on the self-perception of health status, considering control variables such as age, sex, household income, indigenous language-speaking parents, and urban or rural location. It was found that the mother's education generates stronger long-term effects than that of the father and that household income has a significant effect on the self-perceived health of the respondents.