Estimating the Effects of Wages on Obesity

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• Personal Author:
  Kim DH ; Leigh JP
• Description:
  Objectives: To estimate the effects of wages on obesity and body mass. Methods: Data on household heads, aged 20 to 65 years, with full-time jobs, were drawn from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics for 2003 to 2007. The Panel Study of Income Dynamics is a nationally representative sample. Instrumental variables (IV) for wages were created using knowledge of computer software and state legal minimum wages. Least squares (linear regression) with corrected standard errors were used to estimate the equations. Results: Statistical tests revealed both instruments were strong and tests for over-identifying restrictions were favorable. Wages were found to be predictive (P < 0.05) of obesity and body mass in regressions both before and after applying IVs. Coefficient estimates suggested stronger effects in the IV models. Conclusion: Results are consistent with the hypothesis that low wages increase obesity prevalence and body mass. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Demography Environmental Health Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Body-weight Demographic-characteristics Environmental-factors Food Food-services Physical-exercise Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Weight-factors Weight-measurement Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  495-500
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036807
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 May; 52(5):495-500
• Contact Point Address:
  John Paul Leigh, PhD, Department of Public Health, Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616-8638
• Email:
  pleigh@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050601
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20100531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188072/cdc_188072_DS1.pdf
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