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Table 9 Estimated coefficients on BMI in income regressions (NHANESIII)

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

Dependent variable household income

OLS

OLS

CE

IV (using BMI2 and BMI3 as instruments)

Recorded BMI

–.235

   

(.056)

Self-Reported BMI

 

–.263

  

(.062)

Corrected BMI using CE

  

–.249

 

(.059)

Self-reported BMI (IV using artificial instruments)

   

–.265

(.064)

Hansen’s over identification tests

   

p-value = .29

N

2199

2199

2199

2199

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