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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Econ Hum Biol. 2009 Jul 17;7(3):271–282. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.07.002

Table 2. Underlying Determinants of Obesity.

Dependent variable =1 if BMI>30, =0 otherwise

Women
(1)		 Men
(2)
Control variables:
Childhood hunger index 0.048***
(0.016)		 0.004
(0.011)
Log (income/member) 0.046**
(0.021)		 −0.001
(0.015)
Education 0.020**
(0.009)		 0.008
(0.005)
Depression index −0.006
(0.008)		 −0.007
(0.006)
N observations 517 389

Notes: OLS regression coefficients reported, with standard errors in parentheses. Standard errors allow for correlation in the unobservables between individuals in the same household. Included in all regressions are controls for age, age squared, an indicator for the survey year, and a constant term.

Asterisks mark significance at the 1% (***), 5% (**) and 10% (*) level.