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Table 7 Individual fixed effect regressions measuring the effects of family income on adult BMI over time, 1991–2011

From: Family income and body mass index – what have we learned from China

Dependent variable: BMI

Total

All

Male

Female

Income Quartiles (1000 CNY)

Bottom

0.459c (0.082)

0.734c (0.117)

0.254b (0.114)

Second

0.219c (0.043)

0.137b (0.060)

0.263c (0.059)

Third

0.035b (0.017)

0.038b (0.021)

−0.005 (0.020)

Top

0.021a (0.011)

−0.020b (0.010)

0.025c (0.009)

Constant

14.052c (0.118)

13.619c (0.161)

14.600c (0.176)

Observation

74416

35500

38916

  1. Note: Numbers in parentheses are standard errors
  2. a, b and c represent significant level of 10, 5, and 1%