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ERIC Number: EJ1438530
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2377-8253
EISSN: EISSN-2377-8261
Unequal Effects of Wildfire Exposure on Infant Health by Maternal Education, 1995-2020
Emily Rauscher; Xinyan Cao
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, v10 n1 p255-274 2024
Using National Vital Statistics Birth and Fetal Death Data from 1995 to 2020 linked to county-level information on wildfires, we use variation in wildfire timing to examine how effects of wildfire exposure on infant health vary by maternal education. Results indicate that wildfire exposure increases the likelihood of low birth weight and fetal death, but effects vary by both trimester and maternal education. Mediation analyses suggest the variation by maternal education reflects selective survival and unequal sensitivity, rather than differential parental response to wildfires. In addition, mediation analyses suggest that maternal behaviors explain a greater share of the relationship between wildfire exposure and infant health than air quality. Wildfires may therefore reduce infant health through stress.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: P2CHD041020