Table 7.

Estimates of the Effect of blue collar first occupation on health behaviors, 2005 longitudinal PSID weights

Variables	Obese		Alcohol		Smoking		Exercise
	First occupation recalled	First occupation generated	First occupation recalled	First occupation generated	First occupation recalled	First occupation generated	First occupation recalled	First occupation generated
Blue collar	0.0780*** (0.029)	0.0657** (0.029)	0.0153 (0.025)	0.0309 (0.026)	0.0052 (0.022)	0.0278 (0.023)	−0.3510 (1.501)	0.7566 (0.964)
Observations	2,077	2,161	2,119	2,213	2,137	2,228	1,237	1,287

Notes Each cell represents the coefficient of a separate regression of the effect of blue collar work on the health outcome listed. Individual characteristics listed in Table 1 are included in all regressions. OLS coefficients (for physical activity) and marginal effects of probit models (for obese, binge drinking, and smoking) are reported for baseline models. State fixed effects pertaining to state of initial occupation and risk dummies are included in all models. Blue collar categories used are: cleaning/maintenance; construction; extraction; install/maintenance/repair; production; and transportation. Robust standard errors accounting for clustering by family are reported in parentheses. Regressions are weighted using 2005 longitudinal weights accounting for attrition in PSID. Asterisks denote statistical significance as follows:

^***p value < 0.01;

^**0.01 < p value ≤ 0.05;

^*0.05 < p value ≤ 0.1