The height gap in 19th-century America: Net-nutritional advantage of the elite increased at the onset of modern economic growth

被引：18

作者：

Sunder, Marco ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leipzig, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany

来源：

ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY | 2013年 / 11卷 / 03期

关键词：

Anthropometric history; Biological standard of living; Height; Inequality; Antebellum puzzle; Passports; UNITED-STATES; ANTEBELLUM PUZZLE; PHYSICAL STATURE; VITAMIN-D; WEIGHT; BIRTH; MORTALITY; FOOD; MEN; STANDARDS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ehb.2013.02.001

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We present evidence on the 19th-century trend in the height of male US passport applicants. These men represent a much wealthier segment of contemporary society than found in most stature samples previously analyzed. The height trend among the wealthy is much more robust in comparison to the average population that experienced a decline in stature. The resulting increase in the 'height gap' by roughly 1 in. between cohorts born around 1820 and 1860 is in congruence with evidence on rising wealth inequality and the notion of dietary change in antebellum America. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：245 / 258

页数：14

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