This paper examines the effect of oral health on labor market outcomes by exploiting variation in fluoridated water exposure during childhood. The politics surrounding the adoption of water fluoridation by local governments suggests exposure to fluoride is exogenous to other factors affecting earnings. Exposure to fluoridated water increases…

Background: Sexual risk taking during adolescence such as failure to use contraception or condoms is associated with premature parenthood and high rates of sexually transmitted infection. The relation of childhood personality to sexual risk taking during adolescence has been largely unexplored. Methods: Using data collected from participants in…

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 data show that use of condoms is related to the prevalence of AIDS in one's state of residence. A 1% increase in AIDS increases condom use significantly, up to 50% for groups most responsive to prevalence (men, urban residents, single). (SK)