Table 3 BMI coefficients in log hours of work for single respondents: OLS, IV, and FE estimates
From: Marriage markets as explanation for why heavier people work more hours
White | White | Black | Black | Hispanic | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single women | ||||||
Panel A: OLS estimates | ||||||
BMI | 0.00451** (2.463) | 0.00581*** (3.246) | 0.00668*** (4.365) | 0.00682*** (4.496) | −0.00120 (−0.359) | −0.000336 (−0.105) |
Panel B: IV estimates | ||||||
BMI | 0.0104* (1.835) | 0.0138** (2.416) | 0.00308 (0.458) | 0.00452 (0.690) | 0.00936 (0.919) | 0.0101 (1.050) |
First-stage F-stat | 107.2 | 101.9 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 32.7 | 32.6 |
Panel C: sibling FE estimates | ||||||
BMI | −0.00215 (−0.782) | −0.00172 (−0.628) | 0.00504* (1.809) | 0.00439 (1.591) | 0.00507 (0.913) | 0.00523 (0.948) |
Control for wage | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Observations | 6469 | 6469 | 4671 | 4671 | 2020 | 2020 |
Single men | ||||||
Panel D: OLS estimates | ||||||
BMI | 0.00345* (1.927) | 0.00306* (1.777) | 0.00603** (2.331) | 0.00450* (1.723) | 0.00173 (0.746) | 0.00201 (0.935) |
Panel E: IV estimates | ||||||
BMI | 0.0186** (2.540) | 0.0185** (2.558) | 0.00225 (0.293) | 0.00170 (0.227) | 0.00151 (0.164) | 0.00283 (0.329) |
First-stage F-stat | 63.8 | 63.6 | 85.5 | 84.9 | 42.0 | 41.9 |
Panel F: sibling FE estimates | ||||||
BMI | 0.000333 (0.118) | −0.000174 (−0.0634) | 0.00564 (1.572) | 0.00385 (1.095) | −0.00155 (−0.467) | −0.00156 (−0.481) |
Control for wage | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Observations | 8648 | 8648 | 4777 | 4777 | 2997 | 2997 |