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Table 5 Estimated Coefficients on BMI in income regressions (GUI)

From: The consequences of measurement error when estimating the impact of obesity on income

Dependent variable household income

OLS

OLS

CE

Recorded BMI

–.821

  

(.091)

Self-reported BMI

 

–.921

 

(.097)

Corrected BMI

  

–.918

(.097)

N

6637

6637

6637

  1. Income is measured in 000’s; Standard error in brackets.