Table 4.

Coefficients from multinomial logit regression models for weight perception among women (N = 10,838) and men (N = 7109), 2008–2012

Characteristic	Women				Men
	Model1a Perceived Under weight	Perceived Over weight	Model2a Perceived Under weight	Perceived Over weight	Model 1aPerceived Under weight	Perceived Over weight	Model2a Perceived Under weight	Perceived Over weight
Educational attainment (middle school or less)b
High school	−0.42**	0.45**	−0.49**	−0.02	−0.18	0.13	−0.03	0.10
College and above	−0.40**	0.38**	−0.44**	−0.17	−0.23	0.34*	0.11	0.41
BMI category (normal)
Underweight	3.31**	−17.0	3.21**	−19.65	4.0**	1.52	3.06**	2.35
Overweight	−1.50**	2.87**	−1.59**	2.33**	−3.02**	2.84**	−2.42**	2.93**
Obesity	−0.58	4.91**	−0.72	4.14**	−2.07**	5.82 **	−2.06**	5.35**
Interaction
High school*Underweight			0.23	0.62			15.65	0.44
High school*Overweight			0.21	0.55**			−1.08**	−0.04
High school*Obesity			−11.41	1.98**			0.05	0.55
College/above*Underweight			0.05	0.57			1.03	−14.51
College/above*Overweight			−0.21	0.94**			−0.73*	−0.15
College/above*Obesity			−11.7	1.65*			−0.15	0.88
Constant	−3.08**	0.11	−3.02**	0.60**	0.30	−2.2**	0.16	−2.22**

p-value ** < 0.01; * < 0.05. Age and survey year are controlled for in all models.

^aPeople who considered themselves to be ‘average’ are a reference outcome.

^bOmitted categories are shown in parentheses