Does obesity create a relative sense of excess poverty?
BackgroundThis study investigates the potential relationship between obesity and self-ranking of poverty, as a proxy for self-awareness and happiness. To the best of our knowledge, this issue has not been previously explored based on self-ranking of poverty when income is controlled.MethodOrdered Pr...
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| description | BackgroundThis study investigates the potential relationship between obesity and self-ranking of poverty, as a proxy for self-awareness and happiness. To the best of our knowledge, this issue has not been previously explored based on self-ranking of poverty when income is controlled.MethodOrdered Probit Regressions. We propose a new measure for the influence of western social values and norms associated with discrimination against obese women.ResultsBased on a follow-up survey after two years, findings demonstrate a drop in the projected probability of self-ranking as “not poor” with the BMI from 0.73 to 0.37 (females) – 0.48 (males) when the level of income is controlled. Similar outcomes are obtained when the independent variables are lagged and thus avoid endogeneity concerns. Finally, additional outcomes support the conclusion that the lagged BMI Granger-cause self-ranking of poverty for women, but not for men. Findings support the awareness of more obese women to lower prospects of finding a job.ConclusionSince according to twin studies, approximately 80% of obesity emanates from genetic factors, research findings stress the need to educate the public against prejudices on the grounds of obesity. In particular, our study seeks to evoke awareness among potential employers, which, in turn, might motivate avoidance of, or at least reduction in, an implicit wage penalty against obese women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8edbf94c1f5f47d488f82f4b37de540c2024-11-27T15:40:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-11-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14803651480365Does obesity create a relative sense of excess poverty?Yuval Arbel0Yifat Arbel1Amichai Kerner2Miryam Kerner3Miryam Kerner4Sir Harry Solomon School of Economics and Management, Western Galilee College, Acre, IsraelDepartment of Mathematics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, IsraelFaculty of Social Sciences, Banking and Finance Program, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, IsraelThe Ruth and Bruce Rapoport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Dermatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, IsraelBackgroundThis study investigates the potential relationship between obesity and self-ranking of poverty, as a proxy for self-awareness and happiness. To the best of our knowledge, this issue has not been previously explored based on self-ranking of poverty when income is controlled.MethodOrdered Probit Regressions. We propose a new measure for the influence of western social values and norms associated with discrimination against obese women.ResultsBased on a follow-up survey after two years, findings demonstrate a drop in the projected probability of self-ranking as “not poor” with the BMI from 0.73 to 0.37 (females) – 0.48 (males) when the level of income is controlled. Similar outcomes are obtained when the independent variables are lagged and thus avoid endogeneity concerns. Finally, additional outcomes support the conclusion that the lagged BMI Granger-cause self-ranking of poverty for women, but not for men. Findings support the awareness of more obese women to lower prospects of finding a job.ConclusionSince according to twin studies, approximately 80% of obesity emanates from genetic factors, research findings stress the need to educate the public against prejudices on the grounds of obesity. In particular, our study seeks to evoke awareness among potential employers, which, in turn, might motivate avoidance of, or at least reduction in, an implicit wage penalty against obese women.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1480365/fullobesitypovertypublic healtha follow-up surveylagged variables |
| spellingShingle | Yuval Arbel Yifat Arbel Amichai Kerner Miryam Kerner Miryam Kerner Does obesity create a relative sense of excess poverty? Frontiers in Public Health obesity poverty public health a follow-up survey lagged variables |
| title | Does obesity create a relative sense of excess poverty? |
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