Table 3 The effect of predicted employment growth rates on children’s weight status: Sub-sample results
From: The effect of gender-specific labor market conditions on children’s weight
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI Z-scores | Overweight/Obesity | Obesity | |
Panel A-1: Boys | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0093* (0.0050) | 0.0031 (0.0038) | 0.0006 (0.0024) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0032 (0.0026) | − 0.0016 (0.0014) | 0.0000 (0.0009) |
N | 776,644 | 776,644 | 776,644 |
Panel A-2: Girls | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0158*** (0.0044) | 0.0061** (0.0017) | 0.0052** (0.0017) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0046 (0.0033) | −0.0010 (0.0012) | − 0.0012 (0.0008) |
N | 733,096 | 733,096 | 733,096 |
Panel B-1: K-2nd-4th | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0081 (0.0070) | 0.0027 (0.0025) | 0.0025 (0.0020) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0008 (0.0044) | 0.0002 (0.0016) | 0.0003 (0.0009) |
N | 805,775 | 805,775 | 805,775 |
Panel B-2: 6th–8th-10th | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0116* (0.0058) | 0.0058*** (0.0018) | 0.0010 (0.0021) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0007 (0.0026) | 0.0001 (0.0009) | 0.0009 (0.0007) |
N | 703,965 | 703,965 | 703,965 |
Panel C-1: White | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0068 (0.0062) | 0.0027 (0.0020) | 0.0008 (0.0015) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0046 (0.0035) | −0.0022 (0.0014) | − 0.0011 (0.0008) |
N | 987,911 | 987,911 | 987,911 |
Panel C-2: African-American | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0165* (0.0084) | 0.0057*** (0.0015) | 0.0060*** (0.0018) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0006 (0.0028) | 0.0007 (0.0013) | 0.0008 (0.0004) |
N | 328,040 | 328,040 | 328,040 |
Panel C-3: Hispanic | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0265** (0.0096) | 0.0072 (0.0050) | −0.0001 (0.0062) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0040 (0.0059) | −0.0004 (0.0033) | 0.0004 (0.0030) |
N | 148,302 | 148,302 | 148,302 |
Panel C-4: Asian and other | |||
Predicted employment growth rates (Female) | 0.0376 (0.0209) | 0.0155 (0.0119) | 0.0026 (0.0092) |
Predicted employment growth rates (Male) | −0.0315** (0.0117) | −0.0093 (0.0054) | − 0.0053 (0.0065) |
N | 45,481 | 45,481 | 45,481 |