Table 4:

Physical Appearance by Age Difference

	Attractive	BMI
Age Difference:
Men
+5 or more	−0.153 (0.053)**	−0.577 (0.582)
+2 to 4	−0.049 (0.034)	−0.200 (0.303)
−2 to −4	−0.008 (0.053)	0.375 (0.485)
−5 or more	0.043 (0.069)	0.208 (0.688)
N	2376	2360
Women
+5 or more	−0.225 (0.134)+	0.801 (0.266)**
+2 to 4	−0.050 (0.124)	0.106 (0.230)
−2 to −4	0.025 (0.174)	0.479 (0.390)
−5 or more	−0.457 (0.486)	1.24 (1.39)
N	3247	3154

Notes: Sample of first marriages from Add Health data. The variable Attractive equals one if the wave 1 interviewer rated respondent’s appearance a 4 or 5 on a scale from 1 to 5. Wave 4 grand sample weights used. Robust standard errors in parentheses.

⁺p-value<0.10

^*p-value<0.05

^**p-value<0.01.