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Table 1 Descriptive statistics: SOEP 2018

From: The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in Germany

Variables

Obs.

Mean

S.D.

Life satisfaction

11,407

7.527

1.535

Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)

11,407

26.505

4.974

Obesitya

11,407

0.198

0.399

Overweighta

11,407

0.358

0.480

Normal weighta

11,407

0.444

0.497

Net annual income (euros)

11,407

22,898.74

22,228.35

Age

11,407

44.087

11.579

Femalea

11,407

0.502

0.500

Marrieda

11,407

0.614

0.487

Years of education

11,407

12.602

2.841

Number of children in the household

11,407

0.913

1.122

Homeownera

11,407

0.483

0.500

  1. BMI means body mass index, which is defined as height (in m) divided by weight (in kg) squared. The measures of obesity, overweight, and normal weight are based on BMI, which is defined as obesity (BMI ≥ 30), overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30), and normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25)
  2. aDummy variables