2026/04/02 by Francisco J. Marco-Gracia, Víctor A Luque de Haro, Pablo Delgado · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Medicine · #Health disparities and outcomes #Birth, Development, and Health #Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
paper · doi:10.1093/ereh/heag014
openalex publication_date 2026/04/02 · openalex created_date 2026/05/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract The aim of this article is to assess whether growing up in a household that deviated from the male-breadwinner norm had negative consequences across lifespan. To explore this question, we analyze individual-level microdata for men born in the period 1886–1908 from the city of Zaragoza (Spain), focusing on their height, health status at age 21 years, and adult lifespan. Our results confirm that individuals born in households without a male-breadwinner model were, on average, almost 1 cm shorter, had a 25 percent higher likelihood of health problems at age 21 years, and experienced approximately 1 year shorter lifespan.