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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Econ Policy. 2010 Jan;28(1):23–35. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00182.x

Table 1B.

Summary Statistics (Means)

Variable All Men Women
BMI (reported) 26.223 26.765 25.689
BMI (adjusted) 26.668 26.928 26.412
Obese 0.209 0.201 0.217
Overweight 0.577 0.641 0.514
Underweight 0.010 0.006 0.014
Age 45.307 43.917 46.675
Black 0.105 0.097 0.113
Hispanic 0.105 0.111 0.100
White 0.863 0.868 0.858
High school grad 0.866 0.867 0.865
College grad 0.272 0.296 0.249
Married 0.597 0.627 0.568
Income < $10k 0.078 0.058 0.099
Income >= $10k & < $15k 0.070 0.059 0.082
Income >= $15k & < $20k 0.087 0.079 0.095
Income >= $20k & < $25k 0.104 0.101 0.108
Income >= $25k & < $35k 0.159 0.161 0.157
Income >= $35k & < $50k 0.183 0.193 0.174
Income >= $50k
0.317
0.349
0.285
N 2709422 1126325 1583097
N (education) 2705954 1124837 1581117
N (income) 2364590 1007142 1357448
N (married) 2705061 1124661 1580400

Note: Means are weighted using the BRFSS survey weights.