title: Family size, the physical environment, and socioeconomic effects across the stature distribution.
abstract: A neglected area in historical stature studies is the relationship between stature and family size. Using robust statistics and a large 19th century data set, this study documents a positive relationship between stature and family size across the stature distribution. The relationship between material inequality and health is the subject of considerable debate, and there was a positive relationship between stature and wealth and an inverse relationship between stature and material inequality. After controlling for family size and wealth variables, the paper reports a positive relationship between the physical environment and stature.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Permian Basin, 4901 East University, Odessa, TX 79762, USA. carson_s@utpb.edu
authors.forename: Scott Alan
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology; D001827:Body Height / Q000208:ethnology*; D004777:Environment; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American