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Table 2 The effect of predicted employment growth rates on children’s weight status

From: The effect of gender-specific labor market conditions on children’s weight

 

(1) BMI Z-score

(2) Overweight/ Obesity

(3) Obesity

Predicted employment growth rates (overall)

0.0005 (0.0020)

0.0010 (0.0016)

0.0023 (0.0002)

Predicted employment growth rates (Female)

0.0124** (0.0039)

0.0045* (0.0022)

0.0029** (0.0012)

Predicted employment growth rates (Male)

− 0.0038 (0.0027)

− 0.0013 (0.0010)

− 0.0006 (0.0007)

N

1,509,740

1,509,740

762,133

  1. Note: Robust standard errors are clustered by county and year. Overweight/obesity in column (2) and obesity in column (3) indicate probability. * p < 0:1, ** p < 0:05, ***p < 0:01