TY - JOUR
T1 - The consequences and costs of maternal substance abuse in New York City. A pooled time-series, cross-section analysis
AU - Joyce, Theodore
AU - Racine, Andrew D.
AU - Mocan, Naci
N1 - Funding Information:
Correspondence to: Theodore Joyce, Ph.D., National Bureau of Economic Research, 269 Mercer Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA. *Support was provided from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to the National Bureau of Economic Research (Grant Number 90-7265). The research is part of the NBER’s Program in Health Economics. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors and should not be assumed to be those of the Kaiser Family Foundation or the NBER. Michael Grossman, Martin Gaynor, and two anonymous referees provided helpful insights. We wish to thank Louise Berenson of the New York City Department of Health for her help in obtaining the data as well as Ahmet Kocagil and Patricia DeVries for research assistance. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Economic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 3, 1991.
PY - 1992/10
Y1 - 1992/10
N2 - We use a pooled time-series cross-section of live births in New York City between 1980 and 1989 to investigate the dramatic rise in low birthweight, especially among Blacks, that occurred in the mid 1980s. After controlling for other risk factors, we estimate that the number of excess low birthweight births attributable to illicit substance abuse over this period ranged from approximately 1,482 to 3,359. The increase represents between 3.2 and 7.3% of all LBW over the period resulting in excess neonatal admission costs of between $18 and $41 million.
AB - We use a pooled time-series cross-section of live births in New York City between 1980 and 1989 to investigate the dramatic rise in low birthweight, especially among Blacks, that occurred in the mid 1980s. After controlling for other risk factors, we estimate that the number of excess low birthweight births attributable to illicit substance abuse over this period ranged from approximately 1,482 to 3,359. The increase represents between 3.2 and 7.3% of all LBW over the period resulting in excess neonatal admission costs of between $18 and $41 million.
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U2 - 10.1016/0167-6296(92)90005-L
DO - 10.1016/0167-6296(92)90005-L
M3 - Article
C2 - 10171287
AN - SCOPUS:0026465079
SN - 0167-6296
VL - 11
SP - 297
EP - 314
JO - Journal of Health Economics
JF - Journal of Health Economics
IS - 3
ER -
