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His work has influenced social and cultural values in the United States, as well as internationally. His mother received little formal education; his father was a professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Kinsey's parents were poor for most of his childhood, often unable to afford proper medical care. This may have led to a young Kinsey receiving inadequate treatment for a variety of diseases including rickets , rheumatic fever , and typhoid fever. His health records indicate that Kinsey received suboptimal exposure to sunlight often the cause of rickets, before milk and other foods were fortified with vitamin D and lived in unsanitary conditions for at least part of his childhood.